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Banjo (banjeaurine)
about 1897–98
John C. Haynes and Company, American
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Length 75.7 cm, diameter 25.5 cm (Length 29 13/16 in., diameter 10 1/16 in.)
Mahogany, nickel silver, ebony, mother-of-pearl, ivory
Inscriptions: Stamped on perch pole: BAY STATE/ JOHN C. HAYNES & CO./ BOSTONClassification: Musical instrumentsObject is currently not on viewRim of mahogany. Tone ring of nickel silver with thirty-one hooks with ball-end nuts. Neck and headstock of mahogany. Headstock veneered on back with ebonized wood. Tuning pegs of ivory carved in openwork pattern. Fingerboard of ebony with binding of ivory and twenty-two frets of nickel silver. Fingerboard and headstock inlaid with engraved pearl in tree-of-life pattern. Neck heel inlaid with pearl in monogram of original owner. Nut and stringholder of ivory. Period bridge of ebony. Museum of Fine Arts, BostonGift of Joseph and Peggy Stuart Coolidge in memory of her father, Willoughby H. Stuart, Jr., 1981
Accession number: 1981.655Provenance/Ownership History: Donated by Joseph R. Coolidge of New York, who inherited it from his wife, Peggy Stuart Coolidge. Mrs. Coolidge inherited the instrument from her father, Willoughby H. Stuart, Jr., whose initials are inlaid on the neck.This object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):
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