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Banjo

1880s
Object PlaceNew York, United States
Medium/TechniqueWood, metal, calfskin
DimensionsLength x width (approximate): 94 × 30.5 cm (37 × 12 in.)
Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund
Accession number2020.75
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceProbably around 2003, purchased at auction by Tina Andrews; July 2018, sold on eBay by Tina Andrews to James F. Bollman, Carlisle, MA; 2020, sold by James F. Bollman to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2020)
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