Pocket mandolin
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Mandolino-pochette
- Bandolino
- Mandolinetto
- Flat-back mandolin
Maker
C. Cucinotta & Co.
Date1880-1920 ca.
Place MadeCatania, Sicily, Italy, Europe
Modelnone
Serial No.none
SignedPostage stamp-like label with the portrait of Verdi the manufacturer's trade mark, and the inscription: FABBRICA DI M[ANDOLI[NI / C. CUCINOT[TA] CO / CATANIA TRADEMARK VERDIMarkingsnone
DescriptionBack and sides: brown-stained maple
Neck and head: brown-stained maple
Bridge: rosewood with bone saddle
Fingerboard: rosewood
DimensionsOverall Length: 561 mm
Body length outside: 271 mm
Body length inside: 249 mm
Width: 126 mm
Ribs from neck to below: 40-45 mm
Bridge/ soundhole center: 83/160 mm from below
Vibrating melody string length: 332 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00056
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1920-1929 ca.
1910-1929 ca.
1850-1910 ca.