Cittern (English guitar)

John Preston (English, died 1798)

about 1770

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce, ebony

DimensionsLength 69 cm, width 29 cm (Length 27 3/16 in., width 11 7/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1747

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on back of headstock: [monogram: JRP] / PRESTON MAKER / LONDON; engraved on machine tuners: PRESTON INVENTORProvenanceFrancis 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)