Guitar
Christian Frederick Martin (Markneukirchen, Saxony 1796–1873 Nazareth, Pennsylvania)
Date:
ca. 1838
Geography:
New York, New York, United States
Medium:
Wood, various materials
Dimensions:
Total L.: 93.5 cm (36-7/8 in.); L. of fingerboard,
nut to base: 43.4 cm (17-1/8 in.); W. of fingerboard at base: 2.8 cm
(l.-1/8 in.); L. of body: 43.7 cm (17-1/4 in.); W. of body: upper
bouts: 23 cm (9 in.), middle bouts: 17.6 cm (7 in.), lower bouts:
29.7 cm (11-3/4 in.);
Max. D. of body:
8.3 cm (3-1/4 in.); vibrating L. of strings: 60.3 cm (23-3/4 in.);
Diam. of soundhole: 7.7 cm (3 in.); L. of case: 96.2 cm (37-7/8 in.);
D. of case: 11.6 cm (4-1/2 in.); W. of case (widest); 34.3 cm
(13-1/2 in.)
Classification:
Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1979
Accession Number:
1979.380 ab