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Guitar

(American, 1826 – 1870)
1867
Object PlaceBoscawen, New Hampshire, United States
Medium/TechniqueRosewood, spruce, mahogany, ebony, ivory, mother-of-pearl
DimensionsOther (body length): 42.5 cm (16 3/4 in.)
Other (overall length): 91 cm (35 13/16 in.)
Other (upper bout): 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Other (waist): 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.)
Other (lower bout): 32.2 cm (12 11/16 in.)
Other (maximum rib): 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Other (string length): 63 cm (24 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Cynthia Westermann-Clark in memory of Phyllis Creore Westermann
Accession number2017.4018
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceAbout 1930-1940, gift of Alvin Wright Creore (b. 1888 - d. 1960), Rochester, NY, to Charles Collins, Rochester, NY; gift of Charles Collins to Phyllis Jeanne Creore Westermann (b. 1916 - d. 2016), New York; by descent to her daughter, Cynthia Westermann-Clark, Gainesville, FL; 2017, gift of Cynthia Westermann-Clark to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 11, 2017)

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