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Banjo
about 1860
James Ashborn, American, 1824–1876
Wolcottville [now Torrington], Connecticut
Length 91 cm, diameter 33.9 cm (Length 35 3/16 in., diameter 13 3/8 in.)
Maple, rosewood, iron
Inscriptions: Stamped on headstock: J. ASHBORN / PATENTED / 1852; stamped on perch pole: WM A. POND & CO / NEW-YORKClassification: Musical instrumentsObject is currently not on view Museum of Fine Arts, BostonMuseum purchase with funds donated anonymously and by the Barrington Foundation, Inc., 2007
Accession number: 2007.975Provenance/Ownership History: 1997, Cobb's Auction, Peterborough, NH, to James Bollman, Arlington, MA; sold by James Bollman to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2007)This object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):
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