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Flute
1853
Alfred G. Badger, American, 1814/15–1892
New York City, New York
Cocuswood, silver

Classification: Musical instruments
Accession number: 2006.1357



Flute
1880s
Alfred G. Badger, American, 1814/15–1892
New York City, New York
Silver

Classification: Musical instruments
Accession number: 2006.1356



Dital harp
about 1820
Invented by: Edward Light, English, 1747–1832
London, England
Maple, spruce, ebony, ivory

Classification: Musical instruments
Accession number: 2007.327



Lute
about 1890
Carlo Bugatti, Italian, 1856–1940
Milan, Italy
Walnut, copper, vellum

Classification: Musical instruments
Accession number: 2007.352



Guitar (Tilton model)
1880s
John C. Haynes and Company, American
Boston, Massachusetts
Rosewood, spruce, ebony, mother-of-pearl, abalone, ivory

Classification: Musical instruments
Accession number: 2007.596



Guitar-lyre (chitarra-lyra ad un braccio)
about 1925
Luigi Mozzani, Italian, 1869–1943
Italy (Cento)
Mahogany, spruce, ebony

Classification: Musical instruments
Accession number: 2007.444



Resonator guitar (model 65 prototype)
1929
Dobro Company, American
Los Angeles, California
Magnolia, mahogany, ebony, aluminum

Classification: Musical instruments
Accession number: 2006.1883



Banjo
about 1845–55
William Esperance Boucher, Jr., American, 1822–1899
Baltimore, Maryland
Oak, maple

Classification: Musical instruments
Accession number: 2007.51



Banjo*
about 1860
James Ashborn, American, 1824–1876
Wolcottville [now Torrington], Connecticut
Maple, rosewood, iron

Classification: Musical instruments
Accession number: 2007.975



Banjo
1895
Icilio Consalvi, American (born in Italy), 1865–1951
Boston, Massachusetts
Maple, ebony, mother-of-pearl, abalone, ivory, silver, semi-precious stones

Classification: Musical instruments
Accession number: 2006.1928

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