Hammered dulcimer
Date1850-1875 ca.
Place MadeUnited States, North America
Modelnone
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionTrapezoidal wooden frame, no lid and no legs; sides slightly angled in and corners are rounded/angled; plain, unfinished soundboard; underside painted red; brown stained sides/case; 12 quadruple-strung treble courses; 3 double-strung bass courses (between 1/2, 2/3, and 4/5 treble strings, counting from lowest); 54 tuning pins, inserted right side; 27 screws as hitch pins, all with continuous stringing; 8 chessmen bridges, with evidence on soundboard of 12 treble and 3 bass bridges - all individual; two "f"-shaped soundholes, one on each side of treble bridges; short sections of iron wire as nuts, at both wrest and hitch rail - friction secured.
Dimensions46 in x 19-1/4 in x 4-1/8 in
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01392
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1850-1900 ca.
1885-1910 ca.
1850-1900 ca.
1865-1875 ca.
