Cittern
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Wood and various materials.
Dimensions
Total length 52.7 cm., Fingerboard length 20.4 cm, Fingerboard width--top/bottom 5.4/5.4 cm., Body length 27.7 cm. Body width--widest/narrowest 20.5/5.3 cm. Body depth--neck/foot 2.6/3.0 cm. Vibrating length of strings 38.5 cm., Diameter of sound hole 5.2 cm., Bridge height 0.3 cm.
Classification
Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Culture
Spanish
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.1011