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Concert zither

(American, active 1880–after 1893)
1880–1900
Object PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueWood, brass, mother-of-pearl, ivory
DimensionsOverall: 59.7 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm (23 1/2 x 15 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds by exchange from the Edwin M. Ripin Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated by Friends of the Collection
Accession number2012.434
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBy 2012, sold at auction by source unidentified, Pennsylvania, to A. Appletree Antiques, Roseland, New Jersey; 2012, sold by A. Appletree Antitques to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 27, 2012)
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