Cittern
Unknown Artist
19th century (?)
Medium
Wood and various materials
Dimensions
Total length 67 cm., Fingerboard length 28 cm., Fingerboard width--top/bottom 4.7/5.3 cm., Body length 34.5 cm. Body width--widest/narrowest 29/5 cm. Body depth--neck/foot 6.5/8.2 cm. Vibrating length of strings 42 cm., Diameter of soundhole--horizontal/vertical 6.5/6.0, Bridge height 1.8 cm.
Classification
Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Culture
Portuguese
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.1019