Harp Guitar
Object type: Harp Guitar
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: American
Artist: Emilius N. Scherr
Artist bio: American, born Copenhagen, 1794–1874
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: after 1831
Medium: Wood, metal
Dimensions: approx. L. 58 11/16 in., W. 13 1/4 in.
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:  Philadelphia  Pennsylvania United States  
Credit line: Gift of Grace Halleck Smith, in memory of her daughter, Edith Allaire Smith, 1955
Accession year: 1955