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Banjo

Creator Name

William Esperance Boucher, Jr.

Cultural Context

American

Date

ca. 1840

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Banjo

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Title

Banjo

Creator

William Esperance Boucher, Jr., Hanover, Germany 1822–1899 Baltimore, Maryland, Maker

Worktype

Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted

Cultural Context

American

Material

Wood, gourds, sheepskin

Dimensions

93.5cm x 17cm x 24cm

Technique

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Language

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Date

ca. 1840

Provenance

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

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Rights

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Public Domain

Inscription

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Location

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Subjects

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