Lute
Fiddle
| Object Number: | 2014-13-13 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Indian |
| Provenience: | India |
| Date Made: | 18th Century - 19th Century |
| Early Date: | 1700 |
| Late Date: | 1899 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Wood Ivory Mother-of-Pearl |
| Technique: | Inlaid |
| Length: | 65.9 cm |
| Width: | 21.2 cm |
| Depth: | 11 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014 |
| Other Number: | L-222-13 - Old Loan Number C232 - Seder Number 6184.13 - Franklin Institute Number |
Description
Lute or fiddle. Pegbox has 5 round lateral pegs, 3 on one side (brown), 2 on the other (red). Short broad neck with ivory and mother of pearl inlay. Dark brown wooden bridge, three strings (2 missing). Good condition.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| What in the World (04 Feb 1981 - 23 Feb 1981) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Four Thousand Years of Music (18 May 1950 - Apr 1958) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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