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Maker: Lacote et Cie
Date: 1862
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedWhite paper label with black-ink text centered between two wreaths inside of guitar beneath the sound hole: Rue des Martyrs, 20, / prs l' Eglis [Notr]e – Dame – de – Lorette, / [text missing] Lage / Lacote / Luthier / Paris / Aneé 1862(handwritten.) Text inside of left wreath: MEDAILLÉ / A L' EXPOSITION / 1839. Text inside of right wreath: MEDAILLÉ / A L' EXPOSITION / 1844.
Brackets in the label description indicate that text in that area of the label has been defaced.
Brackets in the label description indicate that text in that area of the label has been defaced.
MarkingsStamped into brass tuner plates: REMY
DescriptionTop: Spruce
Back: Rosewood
Sides: Rosewood
Bindings: Black and Light colored thin consecutive strips of wood with thicker black binding on the outside portion around sound hole and top.
Neck: Mahogany
Peghead: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Ebony
Inlays: Mother-of-pearl dot fret markers on frets 5, 7, and 10
Frets: Eighteen German silver
Nut: Ebony
Tuners: Geared brass tuners with bone knobs(one non-original)
Bridge: Ebony (possibly non-original)
Saddle: Bone
Endpins: Ebony with mother-of-pearl dot on pin tops
Back: Rosewood
Sides: Rosewood
Bindings: Black and Light colored thin consecutive strips of wood with thicker black binding on the outside portion around sound hole and top.
Neck: Mahogany
Peghead: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Ebony
Inlays: Mother-of-pearl dot fret markers on frets 5, 7, and 10
Frets: Eighteen German silver
Nut: Ebony
Tuners: Geared brass tuners with bone knobs(one non-original)
Bridge: Ebony (possibly non-original)
Saddle: Bone
Endpins: Ebony with mother-of-pearl dot on pin tops
DimensionsOverall length: 930 mm
Fingerboard length: 425 mm
Width of fingerboard at nut: 45 mm
Width of fingerboard at base: 60.5 mm
Width at upper bout: 230.8 mm
Width at lower bout: 300.4 mm
Depth of body from top to back: 80 mm
Fingerboard length: 425 mm
Width of fingerboard at nut: 45 mm
Width of fingerboard at base: 60.5 mm
Width at upper bout: 230.8 mm
Width at lower bout: 300.4 mm
Depth of body from top to back: 80 mm
Terms
Credit Line: Board of Trustees, 2003
Not on view
Published ReferencesLarson, André P. Beethoven & Berlioz, Paris & Vienna: Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789-1848. With essay by John Koster. Exhibition catalog, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 12-November 2, 2003. Vermillion: National Music Museum 2003. Page 67.
Larson, André P., "Recent Acquisitions," National Music Museum Newsletter 30, No. 4 (November 2003), p. 6.
Larson, André P., "Recent Acquisitions," National Music Museum Newsletter 30, No. 4 (November 2003), p. 6.
Object number: 10394