Épinette des Vosges
Alternate name(s)
- Box zither
- Zither, fretted, folk
Date1860-1908 ca.
Place MadeVal-d'Ajol, Vosges, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedL. LAMBERT A LA FEUILLÉE / [portion of a rooster stamp] / D OROTHEE / VAL DA JOL VOSGESMarkingsnone
Description5 strings are tuned at the pegbox which is topped with a scroll
17 frets lie underneath melody string
Made of beech (?) with heart-shaped and quatrefoil soundholes
DimensionsOverall length: 58.1 cm
Width at lower end: 7.3 cm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04872
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Not on view
1775-1800 ca.
1920 ca.
