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Mandolin

(American (born in Italy), 1865–1951)
1895–1900
Place of ManufactureBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueRosewood, spruce, ebony, mother-of-pearl, celluloid, nickel silver
DimensionsOverall: 24 x 6 x 8 in. (61 x 15.2 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineArthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession number2011.357
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceMay 1984, sold at Brimfield Flea Market to Jim Bollman, Arlington, Massachusetts; 2011, sold by Bollman to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2011)
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