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Treble guitar (cavaquinho)
Jeronymo Jose Dos Santos (Portuguese, 2nd half of 19th century)
1850–1900
Object Place: Lisbon, Portugal
Medium/Technique
Rosewood, spruce, walnut
Dimensions
Length 46.2 cm, width 12 cm (Length 18 3/16 in., width 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1751
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionOne-piece back and ribs of wood with fake rosewood graining. Belly of medium-grain spruce. Neck and headstock of maple (?); face of headstock veneered with rosewood. Tuning pegs of ebony with buttons of ivory. Fingerboard of walnut with seventeen frets of brass. Nut and bridge pins of ivory. Bridge of ebony. Internal construction: Two lateral braces on back and two on belly (one above soundhole).
InscriptionsPrinted label: JERONYMO JOSÉ DOS SANTOS / FABRICANTE DE VIOLAS / FRANCEZAS, GUITARRAS E. CAVAQUINHOS / COM LOJA NO / SARGO DA ANNUNCIADA No. 20 / LISBOA
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)