Alto streichzither
Alternate name(s)
- Alto streichmelodeon
- Alpine zither
- Zither, bowed melody strings, frets, shield-shaped body, Alpine
- Alto bowed zither
Maker
Christian Ludwig Steffen
Date1885-1899 ca.
Place MadeStettin, Prussia, Germany, Europe
Place MadeSzczecin (Stettin), Poland, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted in blue on white circular label with decorative trim and schield at center, one label below each soundhole: CHR. LUDWIG STEFFEN / L. S. / STETTIN, Mittwocherstr.10.DescriptionShield-shaped body veneered in rosewood. Tear-drop shaped soundholes.
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03199
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1900-1925 ca.
1900 ca.
