Guitar
Object type: Guitar
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Italian
Artist: Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel
Artist bio: German, ca. 1646–1711 Rome
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: late 17th century
Medium: Spruce, ebony, fruitwood, bone, ivory, mother-of-pearl, parchment
Dimensions: Height: 35 11/16 in. (90.7 cm)
Width (at greatest point): 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Depth (rib height at bottom): 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:  Rome   Italy  
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, Mrs. Peter Nicholas, University of Chicago Club of New York, Mrs. Henry J. Heinz II and Lowell S. Smith and Sally Sanford Gifts, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange, and funds from various donors, 1984
Accession year: 1984