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On View In:
Gallery 336
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Artist:
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Pierre Joseph Cousineau
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Title:
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Harp
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Date:
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c. 1780-1790
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Medium:
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Mahogany, ivory, pigment, gilt, and metal works
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Dimensions:
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68 1/4 x 33 1/4 in. (173.36 x 84.46 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of James F. and Louise H. Bell in memory of James S. and Sallie M. Bell
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Location:
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Gallery 336
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Cousineau, Pierre Joseph
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Nationality:
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French
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Life Dates:
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French, 1753 - 1824
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature in comb, in brass: [COUSINEAU PÃRET FILS A'PARIS]; within a painted scene: [COUISNEAU PÃRE ET FILS L
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Classification:
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Musical Instruments
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Physical Description:
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vertical pillar finely carved and terminating in female caryatid; the curved neck has an open face paneled in glass, exposing the comb containing the mechanism for strings and also the signature of the maker in brass; the body of mahogany is paneled on one side with bands of ivory in the center, and the opposite side is painted with landscape scenes; near the top is a drapery on which is also painted the signature of the maker; the pedestal box is carved and gilded and sets on an octagonal wooden box of a later maker
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , ,
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Accession #:
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32.5
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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