baroque guitar
Report a Mistake- Date Made 1973
- Event --
- Affiliation English Canadian
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Artist / Maker / Manufacturer
Dunn, Mr. Michael
Nurse, Mr. Ray - Object Number 74-131.1
- Place of Origin Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - British Columbia, Municipality - Vancouver, Township / District - Vancouver
- Category Tools and equipment for communication
- Sub-category Musical tools and equipment
- Department Folklore
- Museum CMH
- Earliest 1973/01/01
- Latest 1973/12/31
- Inscription M. Dunn R. Nurse 1971
- Materials Spruce, Mansonia, Maple, Parchment, Ebony, Nylon, Animal gut
- Measurements Length 92.0 cm, Width 25.0 cm, Thickness 10.0 cm
- Caption Baroque Guitar, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1973
- Additional Information This guitar is based on a traditional model; the decorative alternating stripes on the back of the instrument probably date it to the early eighteenth century. The Arab-style rose consists of seven superimposed layers of finely cut-out parchment.