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Guitar (catalog model 49)

about 1932
Object PlaceChicago, Illinois, United States
Medium/TechniqueBirch, spruce, basswood, rosewood, ebony, ivory, mother-of-pearl, plastic, steel, brass, nickel silver
DimensionsOverall: 92.5 x 33.7 x 9.6cm (36 7/16 x 13 1/4 x 3 3/4in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Michael and Nancy Wolfe in memory of Raphaela (Rae) DiPietro
Accession number2009.2415
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBy 1994, Michael Newton, Fresno, California; November 25, 1994, sold by Newton to Michael Wright, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 2009, sold by Wright to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 27, 2009)
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