Guersan Pardessus
Guersan Pardessus
- Description (Brief)
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This pardessus was made by Louis Guersan in Paris, France, in 1762. It is made of a two-piece spruce top with both a medium and fine grain. The back consists of five pieces. Two are of maple and three are of plumwood. Each of the ribs are of two pieces of maple with a center of similar fruitwood. The head, pegbox and neck are of one piece of maple. The pegbox is ornamented with a carved female head, carved flowers at each peghole and a carved flower with vines on the hack. The instrument has a maker’s and two restorer's labels:
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Ludovicus
GUERSAN
prope
Comoediam
Gallicam
Lutetiae
Anno
1762 -
Peter Tourin
Tourin Musica
19 Duxbury, Vermont 84
Restored -
Donald Warnock
Luthier 1984
Repairs to surfaces
Retouching, Over varnish - Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- pardessus
- date made
- 1762
- maker
- Guersan, Louis
- place made
- France: Île-de-France, Paris
- Physical Description
- maple (overall material)
- plumwood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 24 1/2 in x 7 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in; 62.23 cm x 19.685 cm x 9.525 cm
- ID Number
- 1994.0036.01
- accession number
- 1994.0036
- catalog number
- 1994.0036.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lex K. Larson in memory of Arthur Larson
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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