Object Description

Maker unknownItaly, 18th c.Spruce inlaid with tortoiseshell (belly); walnut (shell, 35 ribs); metal (strings); peg-box; 16 pegs inserted in the back14 frets (eight fingerboard, six belly); eight double coursesL. 98 cm; I. 52,5 cm (belly), 57 cm (vibrating strings)Donation Dr. h.c. Paul Sacher, Pratteln. Lobeck collectionInv. 1956.484.