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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