Guitar, by Christian Frederick Martin, ca. 1838
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Guitar

Maker Christian Frederick Martin (Markneukirchen, Saxony 1796–1873 Nazareth, Pennsylvania)

George Wachsteter

ca. 1838

Medium
Wood, maple, spruce, abalone, ebony, metal, brass, ivory
Classification
Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Dimensions
Height: 36 13/16 in. (93.5 cm) Width: 11 11/16 in. (29.7 cm) Depth: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Culture
American
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musical Instruments
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1979
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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