Gonzales Flamenco Guitar

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Description:

This guitar was made by Hijos de González in Madrid, Spain around 1867-1892. This six course guitar (6x1) has a spruce top, Spanish cypress back and sides, rosewood fingerboard, and mahogany neck. There is label inside the instrument:

Premiado por la Sociedad Matritense en 1866.
yen la Exposicion de Zaragoza de 1868.
GUITARRERIA UNIVERSAL.
[medallions and symbols]
HIJOS DE GONZALEZ
PREMIADO.CON LA MEDALLA DE 1st CLASE, EN LA EXPOSICION UNIVERSAL DE PARIS DE 1867
Carretas, 33
MADRID
ANO DE 18

Date Made: 1867 - 1892

Maker: Gonzales

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Spain: Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.095565Accession Number: 26981Catalog Number: 95565

Object Name: guitar

Physical Description: spruce (overall material)cypress (overall material)rosewood (overall material)mahogany (overall material)Measurements: overall: 38 in x 13 7/8 in x 3 1/2 in; 96.52 cm x 35.2425 cm x 8.89 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-29a9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_605716

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