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Chitarrone (after 17th-century Italian type)
Chitarrone (after 17th-century Italian type)

Chitarrone (after 17th-century Italian type)

Leopoldo Franciolini (Italian, 1844–1920)
late 19th century
Object PlaceFlorence, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMaple, pine, ebony, ivory
DimensionsLength 194 cm, width 40.9 cm, depth 15.8 cm (Length 76 3/8 in., width 16 1/8 in., depth 6 1/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1765
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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