Gonzales Flamenco Guitar: Museum Object and Cultural History
Gonzales Flamenco Guitar: Date made: 1867 - 1892. maker: Gonzales. Object Name: guitar.
The object in the museum catalogue
This guitar was made by Hijos de González in Madrid, Spain around 1867-1892. This six course guitar (6x1) has a spruce top, Spanish cypress back and sides, rosewood fingerboard, and mahogany neck. There is label inside the instrument:
Premiado por la Sociedad Matritense en 1866. yen la Exposicion de Zaragoza de 1868. GUITARRERIA UNIVERSAL. [medallions and symbols] HIJOS DE GONZALEZ PREMIADO.CON LA MEDALLA DE 1st CLASE, EN LA EXPOSICION UNIVERSAL DE PARIS DE 1867 Carretas, 33 MADRID ANO DE 18
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1867 - 1892
- maker: Gonzales
- Object Name: guitar
- Physical Description: spruce (overall material)
- Physical Description: cypress (overall material)
- Physical Description: rosewood (overall material)
- Physical Description: mahogany (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 38 in x 13 7/8 in x 3 1/2 in; 96.52 cm x 35.2425 cm x 8.89 cm
- place made: Spain: Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
- ID Number: MI.095565
- accession number: 26981
- catalog number: 95565
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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