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Jean Francois Tiphanon French
Angel lute or angelique with 7 treble strings and 4 bass strings, the unfretted basses having a separate pegbox. Jean Francois Tiphanon, Paris, 1782.
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Title: Arch Cittern
Maker:
Jean Francois Tiphanon
Date: 1782
Geography: France
Culture: French
Medium: Wood, ivory
Dimensions: Total L.: 99.6 cm (39 in.); Maximum body W.: 32.2 cm (12-3/4 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Credit Line: Gift of Helen C. Lanier, 1982
Object Number: 1982.241.1
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