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Zither

18th century
Object PlaceGermany
Medium/TechniquePine
DimensionsLength 57.3 cm, width 21.5 cm, height 4.2 cm (Length 22 9/16 in., width 8 7/16 in., height 1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1777
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)