<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 holes for 8 tuning pins, and a rounded head and tail. The bass rib is carved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>MISS MINNIE SEAMSTERS’ PROPERTY</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(and stamped on the bottom block):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>F. OBERTHIER</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: 1993.0569.12
label: catalog number
content: 1993.0569.12
label: accession number
content: 1993.0569
objectType: label: Object Name
content: zither
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 3/8 in x 4 1/8 in x 34 5/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 10.4775 cm x 87.9475 cm