Mandolin

Giovanni Battista Bizaro Italian

1770

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Title: Mandolin
Maker: Giovanni Battista Bizaro (Italian, Treviso, active ca. 1770–1780)
Date: 1770
Geography: Treviso, Italy
Culture: Italian
Medium: Yew, spruce, bone, ebony
Dimensions: L. 52.5 cm (20-3/4 in.); body L. 23.5 cm (9-1/4 in.); body W. 14.5 cm (5-3/4 in.); string L. 29 cm (11-1/2 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked
Credit Line: Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 2002
Object Number: 2002.110
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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