Guitar
Object type: Guitar
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: American
Artist: Christian Frederick Martin
Artist bio: Markneukirchen, Saxony 1796–1873 Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: ca. 1837
Medium: Spruce, rosewood, cedar, ebony, pearl, abalone, ivory
Dimensions: 36 5/8 × 11 9/16 × 3 1/4 in. (93 × 29.4 × 8.3 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:  New York  New York United States  
Credit line: Gift of Peter Szego, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2017
Accession year: 2017