Cithern
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood
Measurements
325 mm (Width) x 60 mm (Depth); 470 mm (Length)
Collection
Fenton House, London
NT 1448906
Summary
A stringed instrument (possibly a cithern) with no neck - only the pear-shaped body left; the base of neck where it joins on to soundboard is cabriole-shaped on one side. The rose roughly carved. Small feet at base of soundboard.
Provenance
Acquired after the destruction of Old Devonshire House in 1941.