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Double-action pedal harp
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Double-action pedal harp
Alternate name:Pedal harp
Maker: J. F. Browne and Co.
Date: 1855
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Place Made:New York, New York, United States, North America
Model: Semi Grand
Serial No: 2982
SignedBlack-ink-filled engraving on brass plate on player's right-hand side of string arm: J. F. Browne & Co. / MAKERS / London & 295 Broadway N. York
MarkingsBlack-ink-filled engraving on brass plate on player's left-hand side of string arm: Semi Grand
DescriptionCompass: CC to f3 (45 strings)
8 pedals, including swell pedal
Birds-eye maple
Round pillar; Neo-Gothic style with carved angels with musical instruments
8 pedals, including swell pedal
Birds-eye maple
Round pillar; Neo-Gothic style with carved angels with musical instruments
DimensionsOverall height: 1733 mm
Maximum width: 490 mm
Maximum depth: 420 mm
Length, lowest string: 1530 mm
Length, highest string: 70 mm
Maximum width: 490 mm
Maximum depth: 420 mm
Length, lowest string: 1530 mm
Length, highest string: 70 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesLaurence Libin. American Musical Instruments in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York: W. W. Norton, 1985), pp. 136-38.
Nancy Groce. Musical Instrument Making in New York City. Ph. D. dissertation, University of Michigan, 1982, p. 214.
Nancy Groce. Musical Instrument Making in New York City. Ph. D. dissertation, University of Michigan, 1982, p. 214.
Object number: 01221