Nyckelharpa
Unknown Artist
late 18th century
Medium
Wood, various materials
Dimensions
Total length: 89.8 cm (35-3/8 in.); Width: upper bouts: 16.6 cm (6-9/16 in.); Middle bouts 13.1 cm (5-3/16 in.); Lower bouts: 17.7 cm (6-15/16 in.); Total depth: 16.8 cm (6-5/8 in.); Keyboard span: approx. 29 cm (11-9/16 in.); Vibrating length of strings: approx. 29 cm (11-9/16 in.)
Classification
Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Culture
Swedish
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange with The New York Public Library, 1976.
Accession Number
1976.8.32