Streichzither
Alternate name(s)
- Streichmelodeon
- Zither, bowed melody strings, frets, leaf-shaped body, Alpine
- Bowed zither
- Alpine zither
Maker
Georg Tiefenbrunner
Date1842-1900 ca.
Place MadeMunich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Modelnone
Serial No.none
SignedPaper labels, one each below soundholes: Rectangular cream-colored label with two-striped border, each corner of border has geometrical embellishment; image on left hand side depicts a coat of arms surrounded by drapes with a crown at the top; image on right hand side depicts a coat of arms flanked by a lion and a unicorn. Printed black text centered on label: GEORG TIEFENBRUNNER / Hof-Saiteninstrumenten-und Saitenfabrik / S.K. Hoheit des Herzog Maximilian in Baÿern / und J.K. Hoheit der Kronprinzelsin Alexandra / von England / MÜNCHEN Petersplatz 811 / Preisgekr"nt zu: London, München, Paris, Philadelphia, Nürnberg, / Sydney, Amsterdam, Boston, / Grolse goldene Ehrenmedaille des Herzog Maximilian in Bäyern / Gegründet 1842.Engraved on tuner plate: G. T.
Markingsnone
DescriptionTear-drop shaped with rosewood veneers.
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03198
On View
Not on view
1900-1925 ca.
