Hurdy-Gurdy
Object type: Hurdy-Gurdy
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: French
Artist: Gilbert Nigout
Artist bio: French, active Jenzat ca. 1863–1919
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1879
Medium: Wood, bone, ivory, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: Total L. (without crack) 66.8 cm (27 in.); Max. W: 33 cm (13 in.); Max. D.: 26.7 cm (10-1/2 in.)









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Classification: Chordophone-Bowed keyboard
Geography:     France  
Credit line: Gift of Nat and Yanna Brandt, in memory of Sophie Kroyt, 1983
Accession year: 1983