Title: Guitar
Object type: Guitar
Date: late 17th century
Culture: Italian
Artist: Attributed to Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel 
Artist bio: German, ca. 1646–1711 Rome
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Spruce, ebony, fruitwood, bone, ivory, mother-of-pearl, parchment
Dimensions: Height: 35 11/16 in. (90.7 cm)
Width (at greatest point): 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Depth (rib height at bottom): 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, Mrs. Peter Nicholas, University of Chicago Club of New York, Mrs. Henry J. Heinz II and Lowell S. Smith and Sally Sanford Gifts, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange, and funds from various donors, 1984
Geography:  Rome   Italy      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY