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Pedal Harp

Manufacturer Renault & Chatelain
second half 18th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 526

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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