Title: Harp Lyre
Object type: Harp Lyre
Date: mid-19th century
Culture: French
Medium: Wood, metal
Dimensions: Total length  75.5 cm., Soundbox length (right/ center/ left:   31.2/ 27.9/ 30/1 cm., Body width (base/ top of soundbox/ top):  44.5/ 33.5/ 25.5 cm., Body depth (top/ top of soundbox/ foot):  5.1/ 10.5/ 11.5 cm., vibrating length of strings  59.5-31.5, Bridge height (bottom)  2.2 cm.
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Geography:     France      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY