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Dital harp
Alternate name:Guitar
Maker: Edward Light
Date: 1819 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedE. Lights Patent / Dital Harp / 38 Gt. Marylebone Street / London No 302 / DIEU ET MON DROIT
Markingsnone
Description19 strings
Spruce top
Tightly-curled maple back comprised of two curved ribs on sides and central rib in middle
Maple neck and harp pillar
13 brass dital buttons on back
Angled maple bridge with bone saddle
Black and gold paint
Ebony fingerboard
Bone frets and nuts
Spruce top
Tightly-curled maple back comprised of two curved ribs on sides and central rib in middle
Maple neck and harp pillar
13 brass dital buttons on back
Angled maple bridge with bone saddle
Black and gold paint
Ebony fingerboard
Bone frets and nuts
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 01391