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Banjo
about 1850–60
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Mahogany, iron
Dimensions
Length 110 cm, diameter 33.5 cm (Length 43 5/16 in., diameter 13 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Lindsey Fund
Accession Number66.1130
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionRim of mahogany inlaid with strips of maple and other woods. Tone ring of iron with eight hooks of brass on shield-shaped plates. Neck and headstock of mahogany. Tuning pegs (mostly modern) of boxwood. No separate fingerboard. Nut of ebony. Bridge (modern) of pine. Stringholder of mahogany.
Provenance1966, sold by Bill Lyons, Brookline, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 13, 1982)