Hammered Dulcimer
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This hammered dulcimer was made by an known maker in the Poltava region of Ukraine, 19th century. It is an 11 course (11 x 4) trapezoidal shaped dulcimer made of dark-stained wood, with two circular carved sound holes. Accessioned with two wood hammers.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This instrument was acquired through exchange from the Lubny Museum of Ukraine, in 1896. The Lubny Museum was founded by Katerina Mikolaivna Skarzhynskaya (neé Reiser) and her husband N. G. Skarzhynski in 1874. The couple continued to amass collections through 1881. The Lubny Museum was a private museum with free admission. In 1905 the collections were given to the Poltava Regional Museum.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Ukraine
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Exchange from Lubny Museum
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.096464
label: catalog number
content: 96464
label: accession number
content: 30688
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (strings material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 3/8 in x 31 in x 9 1/2 in; 6.0325 cm x 78.74 cm x 24.13 cm