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Harp Guitar

after 1831
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Harp Guitar
  • Maker: Emilius N. Scherr (American, born Copenhagen, 1794–1874)
  • Date: after 1831
  • Geography: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Wood, metal
  • Dimensions: approx. L. 58 11/16 in., W. 13 1/4 in.
  • Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
  • Credit Line: Gift of Grace Halleck Smith, in memory of her daughter, Edith Allaire Smith, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.48
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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