Objekt 11
Single pedal harp, Erard, 1817
Description
Sébastien Erard (1752 - 1831) and Jean-Baptiste Erard (1749 - 1826 were leaders in both piano and harp making.
Object description
Sébastien (1752-1831) and Jean-Baptiste (1749-1826) Erard
Paris, 1817
PAR BREVET D'INVENTION / ERARD FRÈRES No. 536 / Facteurs de Forté Piano & de Harpes du Roi, / de Ses Menus Plaisirs, & de la Cour Impériale de Russie. / Rue du Mail, No. 13, & 21, à Paris. (engraving, right action plate, neck)
Maple (body, round body, column ?, neck ?); spruce (top); iron (pedal levers); brass (action plates, pedals); stucco, gilded (column)
Range F1 - d4; 41 strings
eight pedals; fork discs; five swell keys
H. 1650 mm; w. 560 mm (total); d. 840 mm; l. 1197 mm (top)
Gift Marie Fehr, Basel Inv. no. 1909.443.