Guitar
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
pine, rosewood, mother-of-pearl and ebony
Measurements
295 mm (Width); 940 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Germany
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Fenton House, London
NT 1448923
Summary
Guitar, stamped on the inside of the back "AUBREY" and something that may be "LIZIA". Made of pine throughout and veneered with rosewood on back and sides, with mother-of-pearl and ebony stringing around sides of top. The hole surrounded by a border of inlaid mother-of-pearl flowers. The bridge is of the "French" type, with pegs going through the soundboard. Probably 19th century German