Hurdy-Gurdy
Unknown Artist
1794
Medium
Wood, metal
Dimensions
Total length (without crank) 64.4 cm., Width of upper bouts: 17.8 cm. middle bouts: 10.7 cm. lower bouts: 21.8 cm. Total depth 13.8 cm., Friction wheel diameter 9.8 cm., Keyboard span approx. 27.0 cm., Vibration length of strings approx. 43.0 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
89.4.1055