Keyed cittern (English guitar)

Longman & Broderip (English, active 1776–1798)

1798

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce, ivory

DimensionsLength 69.5 cm, width 30.5 cm (Length 27 3/8 in., width 12 in.)

Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund

Accession number1999.1

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on back of neck: LONGMAN & BRODERIP / No. 26 CHEAPSIDE & / No. 13 HAY-MARKET / LONDON; handwritten in ink on hammer mechanism: T. B / July / 1798 [and] D. P. xProvenanceBefore 1998, Michael O'Shea, Brighton, England; by 1998, sold by O'Shea to Sotheby's London; November 4, 1998, sold by Sotheby's London, lot 134, to Tony Bingham for the MFA. (Accession Date: January 27, 1999)