Arch Cittern
Unknown Artist
late 18th century
Medium
wood and various materials
Dimensions
Overall: W. 33 x D. 10.5 x L. 116cm (13 x 4 1/8 x 45 11/16in.) Detail: Total L. 116 cm.; Fingerboard length: 32.6 cm; Fingerboard width - top/bottom: 5.7/7cm; Body L. 42 cm; Body width - back/table: 30.3/33 cm; Body depth - neck/foot: 6.2/10.5 cm; vibrating L. of strings - upper peg box/lower peg box: 86.8/49.5 cm; Diam. of soundhole: 7.7 cm; Bridge H. 2 cm.
Classification
Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Culture
French
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.2345