Archcittern
Renault and Chatelain, French
(active 1772–1811)
1789
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce, ebony, ivory
Credit LineArthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession number2006.1223
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsPrinted label: RENAULT & CHATELAIN, rue de Braque, au / coin de la rue Ste. Avoy., A Paris, 17[handwritten: 89]; stamped at top of back and below rose: S. RENAULT / A PARISProvenanceBefore 1954, Charles Enel (1880-1954), Paris, France; 1954, by descent to his successor, Frederic Royer (1926-2005), Paris, France; 2001, sold by Royer to Jean Michel Renard, Bellenaves, France; 2006, sold by Renard to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 2006)
