Cittern
Christian Claus
1783–89
Medium
Wood and various materials
Dimensions
Total length 71.4 cm., Fingerboard width 22.7 cm., Fingerboard width--top/bottom 4.7/6.0 cm., Body length 40.5 cm. Body width--widest/narrowest 30/- Body depth--neck/foot 6.5/8.5 cm. Vibrating length of strings 44 cm., Bridge height 2.5 cm.
Classification
Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Culture
British
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.1013