Deleplanque Theorboed Guitar

Description:

This guitar was made by Deleplanque in Lille, France in 1790. It is a ten course (6x1, 4x1) theorboed guitar with a spruce top and maple sides and back. This guitar bears the printed label: “PEERENS-DELEPLANQUE, [/] MARCHAND LUTHIER, au coin de [/] la rue de la Grand-Chaufl ée, [/]à Lille, 1790,” with “90” handwritten.

Date Made: 1790

Maker: Deleplanque, Gerard

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France: Hauts-de-France, Lille

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Credit Line: Made available through the Cooper Union Museum

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.60.1371Accession Number: 227687Catalog Number: 60.1371

Object Name: guitar

Measurements: overall: 42 in x 11 1/2 in x 5 3/8 in; 106.68 cm x 29.21 cm x 13.6525 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-2b50-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_605743

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