Vinaccia Guitar

Description (Brief)
This guitar was made by Gaetano Vinaccia in Naples, Italy in 1821. The Vinaccia family made violins and mandolins in Naples from the mid-18th to the late 19th century. Later generations of the family produced mostly mandolins and guitars. This six course (6 x 1) guitar has a maple back and sides, mother-of-pearl and red paste inlay around the edges and soundhole.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
guitar
date made
1821
maker
Vinaccia, Gaetano
place made
Italia: Campania, Naples
ID Number
1979.0647.04
accession number
1979.0647
catalog number
1979.0647.04
subject
Music & Musical Instruments
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Data Source
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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