Erin (female figure) holding a harp

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Erin (female figure) holding a harp is an allegorical personification of Ireland, traditionally depicted as a woman with a harp symbolizing Irish identity and heritage.

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Label Occurrences
Erin (female figure) holding a harp canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf allegorical personification ⓘ
female figure ⓘ
national personification ⓘ
appearsIn Irish nationalist verse ⓘ
Irish patriotic songs ⓘ
Irish-themed decorative art ⓘ
associatedWith 19th-century Irish nationalism ⓘ
Celtic symbolism ⓘ
Irish harp ⓘ
linked to: Celtic harp

Irish literature ⓘ
Irish patriotic imagery ⓘ
Irish poetry ⓘ
Irish political cartoons ⓘ
Irish republican symbolism ⓘ
Irish romantic nationalism ⓘ
Irish visual art ⓘ
country personification of Ireland ⓘ
culturalContext Irish diaspora communities ⓘ
Irish national symbolism ⓘ
depictedWith harp ⓘ
etymologyOfName derived from the Irish word "Éire" ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasAttribute allegorical ⓘ
female ⓘ
personified ⓘ
iconographicElement Irish harp held or beside her ⓘ
woman in classical or flowing dress ⓘ
relatedConcept Hibernia (personification of Ireland) ⓘ
linked to: Hibernia
represents Ireland as a woman ⓘ
Irish sovereignty ⓘ
the Irish nation ⓘ
symbolizes Ireland ⓘ
Irish culture ⓘ
Irish heritage ⓘ
Irish identity ⓘ
Irish nationalism ⓘ
Irish people ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
usedIn book illustrations ⓘ
nationalist propaganda ⓘ
newspaper illustrations ⓘ
patriotic postcards ⓘ
political posters ⓘ
visualMotif female figure plus harp as emblem of Ireland ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flag of Montserrat → coatOfArmsDepicts → Erin (female figure) holding a harp ⓘ
subject linked to: Montserrat flag