Gonzales Flamenco Guitar
Gonzales Flamenco Guitar
- Description
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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:
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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 - Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- guitar
- Date made
- 1867-1892
- maker
- Gonzales
- place made
- Spain: Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
- 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
- ID Number
- MI.095565
- accession number
- 26981
- catalog number
- 095565
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Guitars
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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