Pedestal Guitar
date: label: Date made
content: 1795-1805
notes: label: Description
content: This pedestal guitar was made by an unknown maker in France around 1725-1850. It is similar to French armless lyre guitars from the period. This six course (6x1) guitar is made of maple veneered spruce back and maple sides, and has three soundholes with star-shaped rosettes.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Guitars
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Made available through the Cooper Union Museum
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.60.1376
label: accession number
content: 227687
label: catalog number
content: 60.1376
objectType: label: Object Name
content: guitar
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 3/8 in x 12 1/2 in x 4 1/8 in; 94.9325 cm x 31.75 cm x 10.4775 cm