Woman plays medieval harp, floral surround. From set Femmes art nouveau (1904). Un Mote a la Poste (Depose). Raphael Tuck & Fils, Editeurs, Paris.
Although the card is titled “medieval harp,” likely it is a later instrument. The Medieval harps tended to be small enough to be held on the player’s lap. They had between 7 to 25 strings and had narrow sound boxes often carved out of a solid log.
