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