Grand Harmonicon
Artist
Francis Hopkinson Smith
(American, 1797 - 1872)
Manufacturer
Unknown
Dateca. 1820
MediumMahogany | Blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 37 x 21 1/2 x 36 in. (94 x 54.6 x 91.4 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Credit LineGift of Mrs. C. Frederic Lyman in memory of Mrs. John Tabb.
Object number78.395
DescriptionRectangular shaped case veneered with mahogany. The top quarter of the case raises to reveal 24 blown glasses. The inside cover is veneered with a broad band of stain wood. Case is supported at the rear by two plain tapering round columns with doric caps. The front support is in the form of a lyre with simulated strings of inlaid light wood and the top finials are in the form of eagle heads turned away from each other. The shaped base is raised on round feet with leaf caps at the rear and animal paw feet at the front with acanthus leaf decorations. Also known as: Glaspiel, Harmonica, Armonica, Hydrodaktylopsychicharmonica.
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