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Mandolino

(Italian, 1844–1920)
late 19th century
Object PlaceProbably Italy
Medium/TechniqueEbony, spruce, ivory
DimensionsLength 53.7 cm, width 14.8 cm, depth 8.4 cm (Length 21 1/8 in., width 5 13/16 in., depth 3 5/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1761
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
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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