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Violin-zither
Alternate name:Streichzither
Alternate name:Bowed zither
Alternate name:Zither, bowed melody strings, frets, violin-shaped body, Alpine
Alternate name:Alpine zither
Maker: Franz Schwarzer
Date: 1888
Place Made:Washington, Missouri, United States, North America
Model: none
Serial No: 2959
SignedPaper label inside of back
In middle: FRANZ / SCHWARZER / WASHINGTON / MISSOURI
On left: VIENNA 1873 / [seal with photo of Franz Joseph, left, King of Austria, Bohemia, and Hungary] / FIRST
On right: PROGRESS / [seal from the 1873 World’s Fair in Vienna] / PRIZE
In middle: FRANZ / SCHWARZER / WASHINGTON / MISSOURI
On left: VIENNA 1873 / [seal with photo of Franz Joseph, left, King of Austria, Bohemia, and Hungary] / FIRST
On right: PROGRESS / [seal from the 1873 World’s Fair in Vienna] / PRIZE
MarkingsStamped on fretboard: 2959
Description4 strings, 30 metal frets
Top: quarter-cut spruce: medium grain
Ribs: quarter-cut maple: plain
Back: quarter-cut maple: plain
Top: quarter-cut spruce: medium grain
Ribs: quarter-cut maple: plain
Back: quarter-cut maple: plain
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02860