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Electric guitar (ES-5 model)

(American)
1952
Object PlaceKalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce
Dimensions107.5 x 42.5 cm (42 5/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. John J. Jameson
Accession number2011.2017
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBy 1982, purchased at a music store, Detroit, Michigan, by John Jameson, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2011, gift of Jameson to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 21, 2011)
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