Cittern (1685)

Cittern

Joachim Tielke (German, 1641–1719)

Date: ca. 1685
Geography: Hamburg, Germany
Medium: Wood, ivory, ebony and other materials
Dimensions: Total length: 63.2 cm (24 7/8 in.); Max. W.: 23.6 cm (9 5/16 in.) String L.: 37.0 Fingerboard L.: 24.0 Body taper: 4.5-2.4
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked
Credit Line: Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift and Rogers Fund, 1985
Accession Number: 1985.124

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