Cittern
Object type: Cittern
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Portuguese
Date: 19th century (?)
Medium: Wood and various materials
Dimensions: Total length  67 cm., Fingerboard length  28 cm., Fingerboard width--top/bottom  4.7/5.3 cm.,
Body length  34.5 cm.
Body width--widest/narrowest  29/5 cm.
Body depth--neck/foot  6.5/8.2 cm.
Vibrating length of strings  42 cm., Diameter of soundhole--horizontal/vertical  6.5/6.0, Bridge height  1.8 cm.
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:    Madeira Portugal  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889