Dital harp. England, U.K.

In this harp lute design, the instrument is held somewhat like a guitar and the stops are worked by the player’s thumb, as distinguished from stops worked by the feet in a full-size concert harp.

(Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)

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