French Guitar: Museum Object and Cultural History
French Guitar: Date made: 1800-1825. Object Name: guitar. Physical Description: spruce (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This guitar was made by an unknown maker in France around 1800-1825. It is a six course (6x1) guitar with a spruce top, rosewood veneered spruce back, rosewood sides, and friction peghead.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1800-1825
- Object Name: guitar
- Physical Description: spruce (overall material)
- Physical Description: rosewood (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 35 1/2 in x 12 in x 3 1/2 in; 90.17 cm x 30.48 cm x 8.89 cm
- place made: France
- ID Number: MI.60.0317
- accession number: 227889
- catalog number: 60.0317
- Credit Line: Gift of Almon C. Whiting
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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