Cittern
Object type: Cittern
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: British
Artist: Preston
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1800
Medium: Wood and various materials
Dimensions: Total length  69 cm., Fingerboard length  22.8 cm., Fingerboard width--top/bottom  4.5/5.2 cm.
Body length  36
Body width--widest/narrowest  29/4.5
Body depth--neck/foot  5.8/7.4
Vibrating length of strings  44.5, Diameter of rosette 8.3, Bridge height  1.8
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:    England United Kingdom  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889