Archlute
Object type: Archlute
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Italian
Artist: David Tecchler
Artist bio: Austrian, Salzburg 1666–1747 Rome
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Austrian, active Italy
Date: ca. 1725
Medium: Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: Height: 70 3/4 in. (179.7 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked
Geography:  Rome   Italy  
Credit line: Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1988
Accession year: 1988