Object details

Accession number

U18e4

Primary Creator

George Blaicher (active Paris, 1782 - 1830)

Full title

Harp

Creation Date

1800-1825

Provenance

Purchased by George Peabody (1804–1892) in 1825 in Paris for 1,000 francs for his sister Catharine Elizabeth Peabody (1808–1883) later Mrs. John Lowell Gardner, Sr.

Entered the collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner and her husband John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898) in 1883 by inheritance from John's mother.

Marks

Signed: George Blaicher, Paris

Dimensions

165.1 x 5.2 x 74.3 cm (65 x 2 1/16 x 29 1/4 in.)

Display Media

Wood and metal

Dimension Notes

Soundboard: 118 long and 8.3 to 33.5 cm wide (46 7/16 x 3 1/4 to13 3/16 in.)

Web Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

Permanent Gallery Location

Little Salon

Bibliography

Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 142.

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