Hurdy-Gurdy
Unknown Artist
second half 18th century
Medium
Wood, ivory, metal
Dimensions
Total length (without crank) 60.3 cm., Body length 46.0 cm., Width (widest point) 28.4 cm., Total depth 20.7 cm., Friction wheel diameter 16.4 cm., Keyboard span 25.1 cm., Vibratiion length of strings: chantarelles--approx. 32.2 cm., others--approx. 35.0 cm.
Classification
Chordophone-Bowed keyboard
Culture
French
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.1059