Harp

early 19th century

French

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Title Harp

Artwork Date early 19th century

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Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. French

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. French

Medium Wood and harp strings

Dimensions Overall: 66 3/4 × 32 1/2 × 25 inches (169.5 × 82.6 × 63.5 cm)

Classification Musical Instruments

Department European Sculpture and Dec Arts

Credit Gift of Mrs. Russell A. Alger

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 51.266

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Inscriptions Inscribed, on one side: Par Brevet d'Invention No. 509 Inscribed, on other side: Cousineau Luthier de S.A.R. Monsieur frère du Roi rue d'auphine No. 20 a Paris.

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Mrs. Russell A. Alger

1952-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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French, Harp, early 19th century, wood and harp strings. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Russell A. Alger, 51.266.

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