Vinaccia Guitar
Vinaccia Guitar
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- Description (Brief)
- This guitar was made by Gaetano Vinaccia of Naples, Italy in 1779. The Vinaccia family were violin and mandolin makers in Naples from the mid-18th century to the late 19th. Later generations, including Gaetano Vinaccia, made mostly mandolins and guitars. This is a six course (6x1) pear-shaped guitar with a cypress back and sides. The label inside the guitar reads: “Gajetanus Vinaccia [/] Fecit Neapoli Strada Rua Catalana [/] Num. 85 Anno 1779.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- guitar
- date made
- 1779
- maker
- Vinaccia, Gaetano
- place made
- Italy: Campania, Naples
- Measurements
- overall: 36 1/4 in x 12 5/8 in x 4 in; 92.075 cm x 32.0675 cm x 10.16 cm
- ID Number
- MI.095263
- accession number
- 26256
- catalog number
- 095263
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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