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Banjo

(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 view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on headstock: J. ASHBORN / PATENTED / 1852; stamped on perch pole: WM A. POND & CO / NEW-YORK
Provenance1997, Cobb's Auction, Peterborough, NH, to James Bollman, Arlington, MA; sold by James Bollman to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2007)
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