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Guitar (chitarra battente)
mid-18th century
Italy
Length 79.5 cm, width 22.7 cm, depth 14 cm (Length 31 5/16 in., width 8 15/16 in., depth 5 1/2 in.)
Walnut, spruce
Classification: Musical instrumentsObject is currently not on viewArched back comprised of twelve ribs of walnut, each separated by strips of light wood. Sides similar, comprised of seven ribs. Belly of fine-grain spruce. Soundhole encircled with foliate shapes and dots of pearl set in black mastic. Tiered rose of gilded parchment with red accents. Neck and headstock of walnut painted/stained black. Tuning pegs (unmatched set) of boxwood. Fingerboard and front of headstock veneered with walnut. Nine frets of brass and five of wood. Nut of ivory. Bridge of ebony and ivory. Five pegs of ivory at lower end of body for fastening strings. Ten strings in five pairs.
Museum of Fine Arts, BostonLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection, 1917
Accession number: 17.1756Provenance/Ownership History: Ex. coll. Francis W. GalpinThis object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):
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