Mandolin
A.W. Gamage Ltd.
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, Paint, Steel, Varnish, Wood
Measurements
460 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Holburn
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Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 637324
Summary
A wood and leather small 8-string mandolin (one steel string missing), the shell shaped faceted body painted in bold stripes of red, green and brown (the latter embellished with trailing fronds); the fingerboard and neck crudely finished and the whole varnished. A florally embroidered cotton strap attached. A printed label; 'A.W. GAMAGE LTD./HOLBORN LONDON' and inscribed in pen '£/- 2/3'.
Provenance
1990, purchased from J Montgomery-Massingberd.
Makers and roles
A.W. Gamage Ltd. , manufacturer