Electric guitar belonging to Chuck Berry, nicknamed "Maybellene"
date: label: Date
content: 1959
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Gibson Guitar Corp., American, founded 1894
label: Owned by
content: Chuck Berry, American, 1926 - 2017
label: Subject of
content: Chess Records, American, founded 1950
notes: label: Description
content: A Gibson ES-350T semi-acoustic guitar named Maybellene. The wood is light, and the tuning keys are damaged. A black and orange label with the serial number (A33643) and where the guitar was made (Kalamazoo, MI) can be seen through one of the F-holes. The case is treated canvas on wood with velvet lining.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donation of Charles E. Berry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.137.2
objectType: label: Type
content: guitars
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: 1960 Gibson Guitar Corporation
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood and metal
label: Dimensions
content: 41 x 17 x 4 in. (104.1 x 43.2 x 10.2 cm)