Dital harp
Alternate name(s)
- Guitar
Maker
Edward Light
Date1800-1815 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedIn script: Light / Foley Place / LondonIn script: Patent No 207
MarkingsDecal of a bird on top of pillar.
On upper end of resonator: decal of a seated lion and a unicorn (facing inwards).
Animals surround a coat-of-arms.
DescriptionA dital harp with 19 strings and frets (for only top strings)
13 ditals- all labeled as to pitch
Leaf decals on front. Plaster-of-paris decoration on pillar (in gold)
Rosette a cross plus a “sunburst” pattern
On a stand
Dimensions27” long
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03812
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1850-1890 ca.