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Title: Pedal Harp
Manufacturer:
Renault & Chatelain
Date: second half 18th century
Geography: Paris, France
Culture: French
Medium: Wood, various materials
Dimensions: H. 156.5 cm (61 5/8 in.); Pillar length. 135.5 cm (53 3/8 in); Soundboard resonating length. 114 cm (44 7/8 in.); Soundboard greatest width 33 cm (13 in.); Strings sounding length: longest (approx.) 142 cm (55 7/8 in.), shortest 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); c2 30.5 cm (12 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Harp
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1907
Object Number: 07.225.68
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