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Guitar (Tilton model)

1880s
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Rosewood, mahogany, spruce, ebony, mother-of-pearl, abalone, ivory, brass, steel, copper
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 96.5 x 30.6 cm (4 3/4 x 38 x 12 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously
Accession Number2007.596
NOT ON VIEW

ProvenanceMarch 1986, sold by Frank DeMare, Quincy, Massachusetts, to James Bollman, Arlington, Massachusetts; 2007, sold by Bollman to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 27, 2007)

Imitation of the Banjo, 1860s
Composed by Charles Harris
Performed by Olav Chris Henriksen