Dulcimer
Object type: Dulcimer
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Italian
Artist: Giovanni Antonio Berera
Artist bio: 1711–1799
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1749
Medium: Wood and various materials
Dimensions: L. --long edge/short edge:  73.3/ 38.5 cm., Body width perpendicular to long edge  30.0 cm., Body depth including moldin  6.8 cm., Vibrating length of strings  55/ 26 cm., Diamter of soundholes  6.0 cm., Case length--long edge/ short edge  81.7/ 43.5 cm., Case width perpendicular to long edge  36.8 cm., Case depth  ca. 14 cm.
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-struck-dulcimer
Geography:  Trento (South Tyrol)   Italy  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889