Lute ('ūd)
Tawfik Nahat
(Syrian, 1896–1946)
1928
Object PlaceDamascus, Syria
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, basswood, spruce, boxwood, ebony, mother-of-pearl, bone
DimensionsOverall (approximate): 81 × 36 × 19 cm (31 7/8 × 14 3/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number2019.501
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceBy about 1972/1973, Albert Jernazian (b. 1925 – d. 1999), Portland, ME; about 1990s, sold by Albert Jernazian to Alan S. Gardner (b. 1950 – d. 2006), Bath, ME; 2006, by inheritance from Alan Gardner to Peter Kyvelos (b. 1943 – d. 2017), Bedford, MA; 2017, by inheritance to his wife, Virginia Kyvelos, Bedford; 2019, sold by Virginia Kyvelos to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2019)
early 20th century
Kay Musical Instrument Company (Kay-Kraft Brand)
about 1933