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Zither

Zither. A wooden 21-stringed zither, with metal pegs and strings, the top with painted decoration of a scene of a chalet and mountains above a dancing couple in Alpine dress, with sprays of columbine to each side. A geometric with wheels around the soundbox aperture, and below that notes of the strings in letters, musical notation and numbers. A paper label below the soundbox aperture reads "Guitarr- / zither". Raised on three small conical metal feet.

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  • Repository:National Trust for Scotland, Canna House