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Mandolin

(Italian, 1st half of 20th century)
early 20th century
Object PlaceRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueEbonized wood, spruce, ebony, mother-of-pearl
DimensionsLength 56 cm, width 17.7 cm, depth 13.8 cm (Length 22 1/16 in., width 6 15/16 in., depth 5 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Anne D. Moffett
Accession number1986.319
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsPrinted label: EZECHIELE TORRICELLI / Fabbricante di Chitarre e Mandolini / ROMA, Via Buonarro[ti] 39 int. 9
ProvenanceBy 1948, Amy Johnson Brigham, Massachusetts; 1948, by inheritance to Mrs. Warren C. (Anne D.) Moffett, Boston, Massachusetts; 1986, gift of Moffett to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 25, 1986)
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