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
On View
On viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceBefore 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)
probably 19th century
early 19th century
about 1820
