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Guitar

  • Date:
    1840-1849 (made)
  • Maker:
    Altimira
  • Collection:
    Victoria and Albert Museum
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  • Place of production:
    Barcelona
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  • Materials:Pine back and sides, veneered with amboyna; engraved and painted ivory plaque on the back; pine soundboard, with mother-of-pearl openwork; painted mother-of-pearl purfling (bordering); ebony-veneered neck
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  • Inscriptions:No. 385 Fab'ca de Altimira. Calle Escudellers No. 61. Barcelona. año 184. No. 385 Made by Altimira.Calle Escudellers No 61. Barcelona. in the year 184[?]
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  • Repository:Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 95 cm total, Length: 45 cm belly, Width: 30.5 cm maximum, Depth: 9.5 cm