Harp lute
Alternate name(s)
- Guitar
Maker
Edward Light
Date1816 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedPainted in gold above rose: Light / Foley Place / LondonMarkingsPainted in gold and black below bridge: HONI- SOIT-OUI-NIAL-PEA / DIEU ET MON DROIT / Patent No 39
Description17 strings
Spruce top
Back with 7 maple staves
Maple neck and harp pillar
10 brass dital buttons on back
Black and gold paint
Ebony fingerboard
Bone frets and nuts
DimensionsTotal length: 830 mm
Maximum body width: 318 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01390
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1800 ca.