Banjo (banjeaurine)
John C. Haynes and Company
(American)
about 1897–98
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, nickel silver, ebony, mother-of-pearl, ivory
DimensionsLength 75.7 cm, diameter 25.5 cm (Length 29 13/16 in., diameter 10 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Joseph and Peggy Stuart Coolidge in memory of her father, Willoughby H. Stuart, Jr.
Accession number1981.655
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Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
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ProvenanceBefore 1948, Willoughby H. Stuart, Jr., (1874-1948), Cambridge, Massachusetts [whose initials are inlaid on the neck]; 1948, by descent to his daughter, Peggy Stuart Coolidge (1913-1981), New York; 1981, by inheritance to her husband, Joseph R. Coolidge (1916-1999), New York; 1981, gift of Coolidge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1981)
