Dulcimer
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
wood and various materials
Dimensions
Length - long edge/short edge 99.2/43.5 cm. (38.69 in./17.13 in.) Body width perpendicular to long edge: 46.8 cm. (18.25 in.) Body depth including molding: 7.9 cm. (3.15 in.) Vibrating length of strings: 80.5/30.0 cm (31.40 in./30 in.) Diameter of rosette: 7.5 cm. (2.93 in.) Length of hammers: app. 23.5 cm. (9.17 in.)
Classification
Chordophone-Zither-struck-dulcimer
Culture
Spanish
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.1001