Skip to main content

Irish harps

Scope note

Historic harps of Ireland characterized by brass strings, an outward-curving forepillar, and a resonator hollowed from a single block of willow wood. The term is also used for small, gut-strung harps with a hand-operated device to alter the tuning, developed in the 19th century.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042092

Broader Terms used

diatonic harps

Equivalent Terms used

Irish harp

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: Irish harps" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-93581 Accessed: 2024-11-15 21:38:15

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-93581|title=Terminology definition for: Irish harps|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-15 21:38:15|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-93581

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...