Appalachian Dulcimer

Charles Napoleon Prichard

late 19th century

Appalachian Dulcimer by Charles Napoleon Prichard

Medium

Wood, metal

Dimensions

Length: 90.3 cm (35.55 in.); Greatest Width: 18.8 cm (7.40 in.); Depth of soundbox: 4.5 cm (1.77 in.); Sounding length of strings: 71.6 cm (28.19 in.)

Classification

Chordophone-Zither-plucked

Culture

American

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

Accession Number

89.4.988

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