American Five-String Fretless Banjo

Description:

This banjo was made by an unknown maker in the United States around 1880-1882. It is a Five-String Banjo with a metal covered wood hoop, twenty-four brackets, walnut fingerboard, and friction pegs. There is a medallion on the bottom of the fingerboard:

J.H.J.
NY&C

John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This instrument was sold as a “Stage Banjo” (#6972).

Date Made: 1880 - 1882

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments, Music & Musical Instruments, Banjos

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Related Publication: Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.

Credit Line: Gift of J. Howard Foote

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.055721Catalog Number: 55721Accession Number: 11535

Object Name: banjo

Physical Description: wood (hoop material)nickel (overall material)brass (bolts; nuts material)walnut (neck material)ebony (fingerboard material)pearl (tuning pegs material)Measurements: overall: 35 3/4 in x 11 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in; 90.805 cm x 29.21 cm x 6.985 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4372-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_605668

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