Lute
Marx Unverdorben
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1580
Materials
exotic
Place of origin
Venice
Order this imageCollection
Fenton House, London
NT 1448935.2
Summary
Lute marked "Marx Unverdorben in Venetia" Theorboed by Gabriel David Buchstetter, Regensburg, 1747, who extended neck and made alterations to accommodate 13 courses of strings (probably previously 8). Carved rose in stringboard. No strings. Body of exotic wood. c. 1580. Restored 1979 and stringboard left detached.
Provenance
Acquired after destruction of Old Devonshire House in 1941.
Marks and inscriptions
Marx Unverdorben in Venetia
Makers and roles
Marx Unverdorben, luthier