Guitar
Antoine Anciaume
(French, born in 1776)
about 1840
Object PlaceMirecourt, France
Medium/TechniqueAmboyna wood, spruce, ebony, ivory, mother-of-pearl, abalone, silver, brass, steel, nickel silver, sheep gut
DimensionsLength 90.7 cm, width 29.6 cm (Length 35 11/16 in., width 11 5/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated anonymously through the Joseph Bishop Van Sciver Fund (1861-1943) of The Boston Foundation
Accession number1999.520
On View
On viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1997, Jacques Français, New York; 1997, sold by Français to Wurlitzer-Bruck, New York; 1999, sold by Wurlitzer-Bruck to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 15, 1999)
