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Lute-guitar

6 string. Vaulted back of 2 curved panels and one flat back panel; gilt decoration on panels, flower decoration painted round the edge of the sound-board and on peg-box; 12 ivory or bone frets; ivory edging around sound-board; ivory button at the top of the peg-box; small sound hole at the back.

  • Date:
    c.1830s
  • Maker:
    Barry [Person]
  • Collection:
    Birmingham Conservatoire
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  • Place of production:
    Liverpool (Timezone: Europe/London)
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  • Inscriptions:Painted on sound-board next to sound-board hole: “BARRY” / “MAKER”
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  • Repository:Birmingham Conservatoire
  • Measurements:758mm; body width: 305mm; body length: 440mm; body depth: 157mm; string length: 449mm.