Cimbalom

Vencel József Schunda Hungarian

after 1874

Not on view

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Title: Cimbalom
Maker: Vencel József Schunda (Hungarian, Budapest, 1845–1923)
Date: after 1874
Geography: Hungary
Culture: Hungarian
Medium: Wood and various materials
Dimensions: L.: long edge/short edge: ca. 142 / ca. 97 cm (ca. 56 / ca. 38-1/4 in.)
W. perpendicular to long edge: 75 cm (29-5/8 in.)
D.: 19.5 cm (7-3/4 in.)
Diam. of rosette: 10 cm (4 in.)
Vibrating L. of strings: ca. 100/64 cm (ca. 39-3/8 / 25-1/4 in.)
H. from floor: 75 cm (29-5/8 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-struck-dulcimer
Credit Line: Gift of Agnes Kun, 1943
Object Number: 43.124a–l
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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