Hurdy-Gurdy
Object type: Hurdy-Gurdy
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: French
Date: second half 18th century
Medium: Wood, ivory, metal
Dimensions: Total length (without crank)  60.3 cm., Body length  46.0 cm., Width (widest point)  28.4 cm., Total depth  20.7 cm., Friction wheel diameter  16.4 cm., Keyboard span  25.1 cm., Vibratiion length of strings:  chantarelles--approx. 32.2 cm., others--approx. 35.0 cm.
Classification: Chordophone-Bowed keyboard
Geography:     France  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889