Cittern
Object type: Cittern
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Spanish
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood and various materials.
Dimensions: Total length  52.7 cm., Fingerboard length  20.4 cm, Fingerboard width--top/bottom  5.4/5.4 cm.,
Body length  27.7 cm.
Body width--widest/narrowest  20.5/5.3 cm.
Body depth--neck/foot  2.6/3.0 cm.
Vibrating length of strings  38.5 cm., Diameter of sound hole  5.2 cm., Bridge height  0.3 cm.
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:     Spain  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889