Banjo
James Ashborn
(American, 1824–1876)
about 1860
Object PlaceWolcottville (now Torrington), Connecticut, United States
Medium/TechniqueMaple, rosewood, iron
DimensionsLength 91 cm, diameter 33.9 cm (Length 35 3/16 in., diameter 13 3/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated anonymously and by the Barrington Foundation, Inc.
Accession number2007.975
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
Provenance1997, Cobb's Auction, Peterborough, NH, to James Bollman, Arlington, MA; sold by James Bollman to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2007)
19th century