Plucked Dulcimer and Case used by Jean Ritchie
date: label: date made
content: 1951
name: label: user
content: Ritchie, Jean
label: maker
content: Pickow, George
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This teardrop shaped plucked dulcimer was made by George Pickow in Viper, Kentucky in 1951. The body is made of walnut, poplar, and maple. The fingerboard is half-fretted and the top has two heart-shaped sound holes. The scroll is exceptionally hand-carved. Pickow made this dulcimer for Jean Ritchie as a wedding gift, and it was completed nine months after their marriage in September of 1950.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>The custom-made dulcimer case is made of wood and covered with black leatherette. It has two brass latches, three brass hinges, and a plastic handle. The top of the lid has stitching around its front and sides. The interior is lined with purple plus and has a small compartment on the left side. The outside of the case is covered with stickers. This dulcimer and case were used by American folk music singer and songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player, Jean Ritchie (1922-2015).</p>
place: label: place made
content: United States: Kentucky, Viper
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Peter Pickow
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: COLL.DULC.000001
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0234.01
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0234.01.01
label: accession number
content: 2015.0234
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (dulcimer & case material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (dulcimer & case material)
label: Physical Description
content: leatherette (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (case material)
label: Measurements
content: overall (dulcimer): 34 1/2 in x 7 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 87.63 cm x 19.685 cm x 6.35 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (case): 13 in x 42 in x 4 in; 33.02 cm x 106.68 cm x 10.16 cm