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English guitar with a pear shaped body, with 10 metal strings, 8 of which are tuned in pairs in unison, and with a metal rose. It has a panel of mother-of-pearl on the back which is inscribed. It is decorated with a red tortoiseshell fingerboard with silver frets and four capotasto holes.

  • Date:
    late 18th century (made)
  • Maker:
    Rudiman, Joseph
  • Collection:
    Victoria and Albert Museum
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  • Place of production:
    Aberdeen
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  • Materials:Wood, ebony, ivory and tortoiseshell, with a gilt stamped metal rose
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  • Repository:Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 73 cm maximum, Length: 34 cm belly, Width: 30 cm