Epinette des Vosges: Museum Object and Cultural History
Epinette des Vosges: date made: 1850 - 1895. maker attribution: Fleurot, August. Object Name: zither.
The object in the museum catalogue
This zither, also known as an epinette des Vosges, was possibly made by August Fleurot in Vosges, France, around 1850 to 1895. It has a trapezoidal shaped body, with five strings (two melody and three drone strings), wood nut and bridge, 14 metal frets, one heart-shaped sound hole and one four-petal flower-shaped sound hole, carved out pegbox for 5 friction pegs, and a rectangular head.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1850 - 1895
- maker attribution: Fleurot, August
- Object Name: zither
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 2 1/8 in x 20 1/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 5.3975 cm x 51.1175 cm
- place made: France: Vosges, La Chaîne des
- ID Number: MI.095934
- catalog number: 95934
- accession number: 30167
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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