Cayton Appalachian Dulcimer
date: label: date made
content: 1894 - 1895
name: label: maker
content: Cayton, P. L.
label: maker
content: Cayton, P. L.
notes: label: Description
content: This Appalachian dulcimer was made by P. L. Cayton in Allegheny Station, Virginia, between 1894 and 1895. It is a double-bout dulcimer, with three strings (one melody and two drones), wood nut and bridge, 17 metal frets, raised fretboard with round sound hole beneath, 3 wooden friction pegs, carved out pegbox, and rounded head.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Virginia
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.095814
label: catalog number
content: 95814
label: accession number
content: 29267
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (frets; strings material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/8 in x 7 in x 35 1/4 in; 8.5725 cm x 17.78 cm x 89.535 cm