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Zither (Appalachian dulcimer)
James Edward Thomas (about 1850–1933)
1913
Object Place: Bath, Kentucky, United States
Medium/Technique
Walnut, poplar
Dimensions
Length 86.8 cm, width 15.8 cm (Length 34 3/16 in., width 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number1989.129
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionBottom, sides, soundboard, and fingerboard of poplar painted black. Three shallow feet. Pegbox and tuning pegs of walnut. Seventeen frets of iron. One stopped string. Two open strings.
InscriptionsHandwritten label: manufactured by/ J. Edward Thomas/ Sept 10 1913/ Bath KY
ProvenanceBefore March 1965, gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes, Boston, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 22, 1989)
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