Guitar
Object type: Guitar
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Spanish
Artist: José Massague
Artist bio: Spanish, Barcelona 1690–1764 Barcelona
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Spanish
Date: ca. 1755–60
Medium: Pine top, figured maple back and sides, rosewood binding, ivory nut, rosewood, mastic, and mother-of-pearl inlaid decoration
Dimensions: Total length: 933 mm
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:  Barcelona   Spain  
Credit line: Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1990
Accession year: 1990