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Cither viol
Cither viol

Cither viol

Perry & Wilkinson (Irish, active 1787–about 1839)
1794
Object PlaceDublin, Ireland
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce, ivory, brass
DimensionsLength 71.1 cm, width 23 cm (Length 28 in., width 9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1725
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsPrinted label: Made by / THOs. PERRY and Wm. WILKINSON / Musical Instrument Makers / No. 6, Angelsea Street / No. [handwritten: 1954] DUBLIN 17 [handwritten: 94]; stamped on back: No 1954 / PERRY / DUBLINProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)