Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
1836
1858.3
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Aeolian harp
Object name
Aeolian harp
Date
1850-1880
Medium
Wood, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/2 x 36 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 92.4 x 29.2 cm )
Description
Aeolian harp with metal strings strung on either side of a hollow, wedge-shaped sound box with three shaped openings on narrow side; sound box and strings are mounted within a rectangular box with flared opening on one side.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edwin M. Treat, Jr.
Object Number
1954.30
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this harp originally belonged to the donor's great-grandfather, John Jay Cisco (d. ca. 1884), a New York City banker. Cisco used it in the garden of his Staten Island estate.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
