Lute (charango)
19th century
Object PlacePeru
Medium/TechniqueQuirquincho shell, wood
DimensionsLength 55.9 cm, width 13.9 cm, depth 7.5 cm (Length 22 in., width 5 1/2 in., depth 2 15/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2241
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
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)
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
1880s
19th century
19th century
1900–25
19th century
1850–1900
A.D. 1000–1500