Banjo
Object type: Banjo
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: American
Artist: William Esperance Boucher, Jr.
Artist bio: Hanover, Germany 1822–1899 Baltimore, Maryland
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: ca. 1845
Medium: Hardwood, calfskin, brass, iron
Dimensions: L. 34 1/2 × W. 11 × D. 3 1/4 in. (87.6 × 27.9 × 8.3 × 87.6 cm)
Head Diameter: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked
Geography:  Baltimore  Maryland United States  
Credit line: Gift of Peter Szego, 2013
Accession year: 2013