Detail View: The AMICA Library: Mandora or Chitarino

AMICA ID: 
MMA_.64.101.1409
AMICA Library Year: 
2000
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Unknown
Creator Role: 
Artist
Creator Name-CRT: 
Unknown Maker
Title: 
Mandora or Chitarino
Title Type: 
Object name
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
ca. 1420
Creation Start Date: 
1410
Creation End Date: 
1430
Materials and Techniques: 
Wood
Classification Term: 
Chordophone with neck/plucked
Dimensions: 
L. 14 1/8 in. (36 cm); Max. W. 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm); Wt. 255 g (0.12 lb); Diam. of rosette incl. border 3 5/8 in. (8.3 cm)
AMICA Contributor: 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 
64.101.1409
Credit Line: 
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Rights: 
Context: 

This plucked 5-string instrument has been altered somewhat from its original state, but its shape and rich carving remain intact. Its decoration suggests that it was made as a girl's betrothal or wedding gift.

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