Early 20th-Century Liberty Harp Zither by Marx bedpan Monmouth Pottery Co

Monmouth Pottery Co

Style/Movement: Southwestern Realism / Native American Contemporary

Constructed from wood and nails the overall dimensions measure 17

likely meant to display hung garments in a department store

Comes in two separate sections

Early 20th-Century Liberty Harp Zither by Marx bedpan Monmouth Pottery Coc. 1910s 1920s; Marx Instrument Co. Chicago, IL Tabletop Liberty Harp style zither, marked with a gilt label reading "This is an Original MARX INSTRUMENT." Crafted with a black painted wooden case, circular soundhole, and rows of metal strings stretched over a stenciled music guide, this instrument represents one of the accessible "parlor zithers" produced for amateur home music making in the early 20th century. The Marx Instrument Co. of Chicago