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Piccolo banjo

(American)
1890s
Object PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/TechniqueWood, metal, calfskin
DimensionsLength x width (approximate): 45.7 × 15.2 cm (18 × 6 in.)
Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund
Accession number2020.77
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceProbably about 1970s/1980s, acquired by Stu Cohen, Pittsburgh PA; consigned by Mr. Cohen to James F. Bollman, Carlisle, MA; 2020, sold by James F. Bollman to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2020)
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