German Zither
date: label: Date made
content: 1878 - 1882
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This zither was made by and unknown maker in Germany, around 1878-1882, and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It is made from rosewood, finely inlaid around the edges, with 30 strings, metal tuning pins, and with a patent head.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This instrument listed in an 1880 J. Howard Foote catalog, sold as a zither (#6037), for $21.25.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of J. Howard Foote
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.055688
label: accession number
content: 11535
label: catalog number
content: 55688
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Zither
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rosewood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver (frets; strings material)
label: Physical Description
content: copper (strings material)
label: Physical Description
content: gut (strings material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/4 in x 12 in x 20 in; 5.715 cm x 30.48 cm x 50.8 cm