Pianoforte Guittar (Keyed cittern/English Guittar)

Christian Claus

Medium: Various woods, bone, ivory, brass
Dimensions: Total length: 70.4 cm Fingerboard length: 22.4 Fingerboard width, top/bottom: 4.5/5.75 Body length: 37.7 Max. body width: 30.2 Narrowest point (neck foot): 5.7 Body depth, neck: 9.4; foot and back: 6.9 Vibrating length of strings: ca. 43 cm (bridge is movable) Diameter of rosette to outer linked circle: 12.2 Bridge height: 18.5 mm
Culture: British
Department: Musical Instruments
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Dated: ca. 1785
Pixels: 875 × 1400
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Christian Claus. Pianoforte Guittar (Keyed cittern/English Guittar), ca. 1785. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.