Hooked Harp
The hook harp is a diatonic harp equipped with hooks that can be used to raise the pitch of adjacent strings in order to play in multiple keys. This beautiful example has thirty-four strings and two hooks in each octave, giving it some accidental notes. It is decorated with Neoclassical motifs, including acanthus leaves and a figure of a boy playing a flute and dressed in eighteenth-century regalia.
Artwork Details
- Title: Hooked Harp
- Date: 18th century
- Geography: Austria
- Culture: Austrian
- Medium: Maple, various materials
- Dimensions: Height (at highest): 55 1/8 in. (140 cm)
Width: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm) - Classification: Chordophone-Harp
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1958
- Object Number: 58.150
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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