EditorialTromba Marina, German or Swiss, 18th century (?), Germany or Switzerland, German or Swiss, Wood, Total length 216.6 cm + 2.4 cm (peg at base), Length of soundbox 132.6 cm, Greatest width 22.6 cm, Depth at bottom edge 12.1 cm, Width at narrowest part of...
EditorialSpitzharfe, British, 19th century, England, United Kingdom, British, Wood, metal, H. 109.7 cm (43-3/16 in.), greatest W. 30.6 cm (12-1/16 in.), thickness of soundbox +/- 6 cm (2-3/8 in.), L. [sounding] of longest string +/- 94 cm (37 in.), L. [sounding...
EditorialTromba Marina, German or Swiss, 18th century (?), Germany or Switzerland, German or Swiss, Wood, Total length 216.6 cm + 2.4 cm (peg at base), Length of soundbox 132.6 cm, Greatest width 22.6 cm, Depth at bottom edge 12.1 cm, Width at narrowest part of...
EditorialAugust Fleurot, ?pinette des Vosges, French, August Fleurot (French, 18261898), late 19th century, Valdajol, France, French, Wood, metal., L. 58.9 cm., Greatest width 6.2 cm., Depth of soundbox 2.4 cm, Sounding length of strings +/- 48 cm., Chordophone...
EditorialSpitzharfe, British, 19th century, England, United Kingdom, British, Wood, metal, H. 109.7 cm (43-3/16 in.), greatest W. 30.6 cm (12-1/16 in.), thickness of soundbox +/- 6 cm (2-3/8 in.), L. [sounding] of longest string +/- 94 cm (37 in.), L. [sounding...
EditorialHarp Lyre, French, mid-19th century, France, French, Wood, metal, Total length 75.5 cm., Soundbox length (right/ center/ left: 31.2/ 27.9/ 30/1 cm., Body width (base/ top of soundbox/ top): 44.5/ 33.5/ 25.5 cm., Body depth (top/ top of soundbox/ foot):...
EditorialAmant Constant (Am?) Lambert, ?pinette des Vosges, French, Amant Constant (Am?) Lambert (French, La Girmont 18431908 Val-d'Ajol), late 19th century, Valdajol, France, French, wood, metal, L. 60.2 cm., Greatest width 8 cm, Depth of soundbox +/-2.8 cm, S...
EditorialArched Harp (shoulder harp), New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, late, ca. 13901295 B.C., From Egypt, Wood, L. (diagonally) 82 cm (32 5/16 in.); soundbox: L. 36 cm (14 3/16 in.
EditorialBlind chaunter or singer with a catgut fiddle and bow. The fiddle has a tea canister for a soundbox. Copied from an etching by Miller after a drawing by Gravelot. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana, Anecdo...
EditorialLangeleik, late 18th or early 19th century, Christiana, Norway, Norwegian (Christiana), Wood, metal, L. 94.6 cm, Greatest width 13.7 cm, Depth of soundbox 8.7 cm, Sounding length of longest string 65.9 cm, Sounding length of shortest string +/- 43.8 cm...
Editorial?pinette des Vosges, late 19th century, Valdajol, France, French, Wood, metal, L. 59.3 cm., Greatest width 7.4 cm, Depth of soundbox 2.9 cm, Sounding length of strings 47.4 cm., Chordophone-Zither-plucked, Amant Constant (Am?) Lambert (French, La Girmo...
EditorialBlind chaunter or singer with a catgut fiddle and bow. The fiddle has a tea canister for a soundbox. Copied from an etching by Miller after a drawing by Gravelot. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana, Anecdo...
EditorialThe " Standard of Ur", southern Iraq, 2600-2400 BCE. Found in one of the largest Royal Tombs in the cemetery at Ur, its function is not yet understood; it could have been carried on a pole, as a " standard" it could also have been a...