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Attributed to F.H. Smith American
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The furniture style of this case suggests its manufacture in New York City around 1825. The glasses are like the type built by Francis Hopkinson Smith of Baltimore, Maryland.
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Title: Musical Glasses
Maker:
Attributed to F.H. Smith
Date: ca. 1830
Geography: New York, New York, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Wood, glass
Dimensions: Total height 90.0 cm, Width (left to right) 90.3 cm, Length (front to end) 54.5 cm, Depth of case 25.0 cm, Diameter of glasses at rim: largest ca. 13.2 cm, smallest ca. 8.0 cm
Classification: Idiophone-Friction
Credit Line: Lent by Mrs. Phoebe Hearst
Object Number: 89.4.1820a–y
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