Hurdy-Gurdy
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Wood, various materials.
Dimensions
Total length (wthout crank) 62.5 cm., Body length 44.1 cm., Width of upper bouts: 19.8 cm. middle bouts: 17.3 cm. lower bouts: 27.1 cm. Total depth: 18.3 cm., Depth of ribs: upper 9.3 cm., lower 10.1 cm.; Friction wheel diameter 13.8 cm., Keyboard span approx. 24.0 cm., Vibration length of strings approx. 35.0 cm.
Classification
Chordophone-Bowed keyboard
Culture
German?
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.1058