<i>German Scheitholt</i> Zither
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This <i>German Scheitholt</i> style zither was made by an unknown maker in the United States, undetermined date. It has a rectangular shaped body, with 6 metal tuning pins, 15 metal frets, 2 round sound holes, and a rounded head. There is an old tag kept with the dulcimer that reads:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>"Antique Dulcimer"<br>Made in seventeenth century<br>exact date unknown.<br>Made of hand split oak.<br>Played with quill<br>Originally owned by Harris family of Appomattox.<br>Loaned by Stephens Family.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Dulcimers
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Virginia O. Jeffreys
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1993.0569.11
label: catalog number
content: 1993.0569.11
label: accession number
content: 1993.0569
objectType: label: Object Name
content: zither
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: oak (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/8 in x 3 3/4 in x 36 5/8 in; 7.9375 cm x 9.525 cm x 93.0275 cm