Harp Lyre
Unknown Artist
mid-19th century
Medium
Wood, metal
Dimensions
Total length 75.5 cm., Soundbox length (right/ center/ left: 31.2/ 27.9/ 30/1 cm., Body width (base/ top of soundbox/ top): 44.5/ 33.5/ 25.5 cm., Body depth (top/ top of soundbox/ foot): 5.1/ 10.5/ 11.5 cm., vibrating length of strings 59.5-31.5, Bridge height (bottom) 2.2 cm.
Classification
Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Culture
French
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.1079