Cittern
Object type: Cittern
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Spanish
Date: ca. 1800
Medium: Wood and various materials
Dimensions: Total length  69.7, Fingerboard length  25.2 cm., Fingerboard width--top/bottom  4.2/4.6 cm.
Body length  33.8 cm.
Body width--widest/narrowest  29/5.1 cm.
Body depth--neck/foot  6.3/7.6 cm.
Vibrating length of strings  42 cm., Diameter of soundhole  5.4 cm., Bridge height  1.4 cm.
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:     Spain  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889