Object Details
- Description
- This guitar was made probably in Germany, around 1875-1880, and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It is a 6 course (6x1) Spanish model. This guitar is listed in the accession paperwork as J. Howard Foote item #6055.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. Howard Foote
- 1875 - 1880
- ID Number
- MI.055691
- accession number
- 11535
- catalog number
- 55691
- Object Name
- Guitar
- Physical Description
- maple (back; sides material)
- rosewood (finish material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 37 in x 11 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 93.98 cm x 29.21 cm
- Related Publication
- Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Guitars
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_605705
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-84d0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
