Object Details
Description
This guitar was made by an unknown maker in the United States around 1878-1882. It is a six course (6x1) guitar with a spruce top, rosewood back and sides, cedar neck, and a patented machine head with ivory pegs. This guitar appears as item #6073 in J. Howard Foote' Catalogue from 1880: "Solid Rosewood, neatly inlaid with wood inlaying front, stripe down back, plain rosewood edges, finely finished...$23.00.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of J. Howard Foote
date made
1878 - 1882
ID Number
MI.055692
accession number
11535
catalog number
55692
Object Name
guitar
Physical Description
spruce (overall material)
rosewood (overall material)
cedar (overall material)
metal (overall material)
ivory (tuning peg heads material)
Measurements
overall: 36 1/4 in x 12 in x 4 in; 92.075 cm x 30.48 cm x 10.16 cm
place made
United States
Related Publication
Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Music & Musical Instruments
Guitars
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_605706