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Harp
Maker: Egan, John, harp maker
Wood, of modern 'Irish' form, painted in green and gold with shamrocks; strings missing
Wooden harp of the modern 'Irish' form, curved pillar, rounded back, 4 sound holes. 37 wire strings (all missing, tag ends of some remain), no form of sharping mechanism. There is a metal strengthening plate beneath the neck. The pillar is attached to the sound box by means of a bolt which passes through the pillar and into a rounded block of wood at the base of the soundboard. The harp is painted with geen shamrocks up the soundboard above the Royal Arms and maker's inscription, gold shamrocks up the sides of the soundbox, between the soundholes, and all along the neck and pillar. The soundholes are edged with gold; the feet are carved as lion's paws, and there is a gold edging round the base of the soundbox. All strings have stationary nuts, those for the fifth to sixteenth strings from the top have been relocated slightly lower than they were originally, and there appears to be some form of wedging inserte din the tuning pin holes to prevent the pins pushing through too far.
History note: J.S. Morley, from whom purchased by Mrs Chadwick in 1937
Given by Mrs N.K. Chadwick
Height: 153 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1941) by Chadwick, Norah, K., Mrs
Circa 1820 CE - 1835 CE
Frame
composed of
paint
( green)
wood
gold
Strengthening Plate
composed of
metal
Strings
composed of
wire
Sound Board
Width 40 cm
Shoulder To Column
Width 67 cm
Inscription present: Royal Arms above the inscription in which the T of ST. is underlined and raised
Accession number: M.10-1941
Primary reference Number: 77190
Make number?: 2044
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Harp" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/77190 Accessed: 2024-12-31 16:59:19
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