Harp or harp psaltery

Unknown


Item type:
architectural object
Date of creation:
second half, 15th century
Technique / Medium:
stone carving

    Item location

  • All Saints Church (Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England)
    Corbel supporting nave roof, south 3

Description

Angel playing a harp or harp psaltery (the neck appears to be double).

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]
Psaltery [3677]

Bibliographic references

Montagu, Jeremy and Gwen Montagu. Minstrels & angels: Carvings of musicians in medieval English churches (Berkeley, Calif.: Fallen Leaf Press, 1998) 38, plate 74. ISBN 0914913409. RILM 1999-22611.

RIdIM record id

4210