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Archlute (theorbo)
17th or 18th century with later alterations
Probably Italy
Length 135.5 cm, width 34.2 cm, depth 14.2 cm (Length 53 3/8 in., width 13 7/16 in., depth 5 9/16 in.)
Yew, spruce, ebony
Inscriptions: Manuscript label: Magno Diffobruchar / a Venecia [in a different hand:] 1589Classification: Musical instrumentsObject is currently not on viewBack comprised of eleven ribs of yew with capping strip. Belly of fine-grain spruce with tri-partite carved rose in geometric pattern. Neck and pegboxes (all later) of ebonized wood, inlaid with strips of cypress. Fingerboard of ebony, edged with ivory and outlined with thin strips of cypress; nine tied-on frets of gut. Tuning pegs and bridge (all later) of ebonized wood. Nuts of ivory (diapason modern). Twenty strings: seven pairs on fingerboard and six diapasons. Dark reddish-brown varnish on back. Internal construction: Seven lateral braces on belly.
Museum of Fine Arts, BostonLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection, 1917
Accession number: 17.1764Provenance/Ownership History: Ex. coll. Francis W. GalpinThis object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):
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