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Zithers, bowed fretted
Alto streichzither
Alto streichzither
Alternate name:Alto bowed zither
Alternate name:Zither, bowed melody strings, frets, shield-shaped body, Alpine
Alternate name:Alto streichmelodeon
Alternate name:Alpine zither
Maker: Christian Ludwig Steffen
Date: 1885-1899 ca.
Place Made:Stettin, Prussia, Germany, Europe
Place Made:Szczecin (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.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 03199