Chitarra Battente Guitar
date: label: Date made
content: 1775-1799
notes: label: Description
content: This chitarra battente guitar was made by an unknown maker in Italy around 1775-1799. It is a seven course (7x2) guitar with a spruce or cedar top and fluted walnut ribbed back and sides. The top of the guitar features ornate inlays and decorations.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Italy
label: place made
content: Italy
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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.60.1369
label: accession number
content: 227687
label: catalog number
content: 60.1369
objectType: label: Object Name
content: guitar
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 40 1/4 in x 11 7/8 in x 8 in; 102.235 cm x 30.1625 cm x 20.32 cm