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Mandolino

(Italian, 1844–1920)
late 19th century
Object PlaceFlorence, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce, ivory
DimensionsLength 58 cm, width 17.5 cm, depth 8.5 cm (Length 22 13/16 in., width 6 7/8 in., depth 3 3/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1762
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsManuscript label (very faint): Fait par ... / [f?]an (?)ani à Liège, l'an 1771
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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