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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; shell; metal; fibre; skin; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0005 a-c
- Description
- An ornate, inlaid, mandolin with flat back in black fibreboard case. (a) mandolin, a traditional pear shaped mandolin with flat back and four sets of paired metal strings attached to eight tuning pegs at the end of the neck which has metal frets and inlaid nacre position marks. Marquetry band aroun…
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- Title
- Mandolin
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; shell; metal; fibre; skin; paper
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 26.5 x 61.5 cm
- Description
- An ornate, inlaid, mandolin with flat back in black fibreboard case. (a) mandolin, a traditional pear shaped mandolin with flat back and four sets of paired metal strings attached to eight tuning pegs at the end of the neck which has metal frets and inlaid nacre position marks. Marquetry band around edge, of nacre alternated with dark wood, and narrow border just inside than on the belly of light wood with dark wood inlaid pattern. Shell plate around oval sound hole of dark wood inlaid with delicate flowers and leaves of pastel coloured woods. Small, thin, metal tailpiece is etched with scroll design. Belly gold brown varnished wood, remainder stained dark red brown. Marks: large round paper label inside, "See the name Barnes & Mullins is stamped on your instrument as guarantee Barnes & Mullins London. Handwritten, "282", and the initials, "AW" (Annie White). Note: two pieces of nacre missing from edge, belly split from side one quarter of way around on bottom left, belly cracked to right of centre from tailpiece to sounding hole, inlaid shell plate cracked and nicked on right side.( b) pick, small, fat, pear shaped brown tortoise shell, paper thin and stiff. (c) case, black fibreboard, essentially the shape of the mandolin, with semicircular lid at round, wide end. Lid has leather hinge on one side, and leather flap at other with metal latch which fastens into round plate on the side beneath. Lock opens by pulling down on button sticking out of keyhole. Case stitched together with heavy black cord, lined completely with red napped fabric, leather strap handle on side opposite lock. Note: one semicircular side of lid gone other side separated completely, leather faded and scuffed, edges scuffed and becoming unstitched in places, lining pulling away at edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0005 a-c
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