Mandolin (style A2)

Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Company (American)

1919

Object PlaceKalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Medium/TechniqueBirch, spruce, ebony, plastic

DimensionsLength 65 cm, width 25.7 cm (Length 25 9/16 in., width 10 1/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Carl F. Zahn in memory of his father, Fred J. Zahn

Accession number1982.801

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsInlaid on headstock: The/ Gibson; printed label: … Gibson MANDOLIN Style A2 / Number [handwritten: 51056] is hereby / GUARANTEED …/ GIBSON MANDOLIN-GUITAR CO. / (Manufacturers) / Kalamazoo, Mich. U.S.A.; On tailpiece: The/ Gibson On pickguard: PAT MAR 30 '09ProvenanceBefore 1982, Fred J. Zahn; by 1982, by descent to his son, Carl F. Zahn, Boston, Massachusetts; 1982, gift of Zahn to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 12, 1982)