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Lute: MAR.M.301-1912

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

Lute

Legal notes

C. B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 73 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

17th Century-19th Century
1600 - 1899

Components of the work

Back composed of rosewood ( possibly)
Rose Diameter 6.8 cm
Pegboard Length 20.5 cm Thickness 1.7 cm
Neck Length 29 cm Width 5.5 cm
Body Length 43.5 cm Width 29 cm
String Length 61.5 cm

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.301-1912
Primary reference Number: 77442
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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