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Alto guitar

(Italian, 1844–1920)
late 19th century
Object PlaceFlorence, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce, ebony
DimensionsLength 54.3 cm, width 21.7 cm (Length 21 3/8 in., width 8 9/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1752
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsPrinted label: Carlo Bergonzi fece / in Cremona l'anno 17 [handwritten: 85]
ProvenanceFrancis 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)
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