Detail View: The AMICA Library: Mandolin

AMICA ID: 
MMA_.1972.111.1a,b,c
AMICA Library Year: 
2000
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Mannello, Angelo
Creator Role: 
Maker
Creator Name-CRT: 
Made by Angelo Mannello, 1858-1922
Title: 
Mandolin
Title Type: 
Object name
View: 
Back View
Creation Date: 
ca. 1900
Creation Start Date: 
1880
Creation End Date: 
1920
Materials and Techniques: 
Wood, tortoiseshell, ivory, metal
Classification Term: 
Chordophone with neck/plucked
Dimensions: 
L. 24 5/8 in. (62.4 cm); Max. W. 7 3/4 in. (19.8 cm); Max D. 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm); L. of string 13 in. (33 cm); soundhole depth 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (6.7 x 3.5 cm)
AMICA Contributor: 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 
1972.111.1a,b,c
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Family of Angelo Mannello, 1972
Rights: 
Context: 

Angelo Mannello and Nicola Turturro emigrated from Italy to New York City in the late nineteenth century, establishing themselves as instrument makers. Mannello soon began winning awards at international expositions for his elegant Neapolitan-style mandolins, while Turturro departed from traditional patterns and patented several new models, among them the lyre-mandolin shown here. Both makers later mass-produced instruments for the wholesale trade, but this example, created early in their careers, was designed to represent the highest degree of imaginative craftsmanship.

Related Image Identifier Link: 
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