Object Details
- Associated Name
- Correa, Francisco Gabriel
- da Silva, Matheus Januário
- Description (Brief)
- This guitar was made by Matheus Januário da Silva in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal around 1890-1900. It is a six course (6x2) pear-shaped guitar with walnut back and sides and a very distinctive tuning mechanism. The guitar bears the printed label: “LOJA DE INSTRUMENTOS DE CORDA [/] E SEUS ACCESSORIOS, QUINQUILHERIAS, ETC. [/] DE [/] FARNCISCO GABRIEL CORREA [/] 43 – RUA DON TANUERIROS – 45 [/] [ ] officona onde fabricam toda a qua- [/] lidade de instrumentos de corde, garan- [/] findo a sua perfeicao e solidez, a cargo [/] do artista MATTHEUS J. DA SILVA, ex-offi [/] cial da 1a fabrica de LISBOA [/] Recebe quaesquer encommendas ou [/] concertos por precos convencianados. [/] FUNCHAL.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Made available through the Cooper Union Museum
- ca 1890-1900
- ID Number
- MI.60.1375
- accession number
- 227687
- catalog number
- 60.1375
- Object Name
- guitar
- Measurements
- overall: 27 1/2 in x 11 5/8 in x 3 1/2 in; 69.85 cm x 29.5275 cm x 8.89 cm
- place made
- Portugal: Madeira, Funchal
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_606834
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-df07-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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