Pedal Harp
Object type: Pedal Harp
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: French
Artist: Jean Henri Naderman
Artist bio: German, Lichteneau, Westphalia 1734–1799 Paris (active France)
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1780
Medium: Wood, various materials
Dimensions: Extreme H. 167 cm (65-3/4 in.); L. of pillar: 137 cm (54 in.); Soundboard: resonating L.: 117.5 cm (46-1/4 in.), greatest W.: 31 cm (12-1/2 in.); Strings (sounding L): longest: 140.5 cm (55-3/8 in.), shortest: 12 cm (4-3/4 in.), c2: 27.5 cm (10-7/8 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Harp
Geography:  Paris   France  
Credit line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1944
Accession year: 1944