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String drum (tambourin à cordes) and mallet
String drum (tambourin à cordes) and mallet

String drum (tambourin à cordes) and mallet

19th century
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueMaple, walnut
DimensionsLength 90.9 cm, width 16.3 cm, height 7.1 cm (Length 35 13/16 in., width 6 7/16 in., height 2 13/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1781a-b
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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