File:Guitar-shaped violin, by Peter M. Slocum, Newport, Rhode Island, 1834, maple, spruce, ebony - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - 20180922 154050.jpg

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English: Exhibit in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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  • Guitar-shaped violin (1834, Newport, Rhode Island, United States) by Peter M. Slocum [Frank B. Bemis Fund, Accession Number1987.9]. MFA Boston (mfa.org). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
    "​Guitar-shaped violin:  ",
    "​Peter M. Slocum (active 1830–1834):  ",
    "​1834:  ",
    "​Object Place: Newport, Rhode Island, United States ",
    "​Medium/Technique: Maple, spruce, ebony ",
    "​Dimensions: Length 62 cm, width 22.4 cm (Length 24 7/16 in., width 8 13/16 in.) ",
    "​Credit Line: Frank B. Bemis Fund ",
    "​Accession Number: 1987.9 ",
    "​ON VIEW: David and Stacey Goel Gallery (Gallery 239) ",
    "​Collections: Musical Instruments ",
    "​Classifications: Musical instruments – Chordophones ",
    "​Description: One-piece back and ribs of maple. Ribs of one continuous piece. Two-piece belly of medium-to-wide spruce. No purfling. Back and belly overhang ribs. No notches in F-holes. Neck and scroll of maple. Large scroll with wide ears and steep undercutting. Tuning pegs of walnut (?). Fingerboard, tailpiece (later), nut, saddle, and end button of ebony. Yellow-brown varnish. Internal construction: Footed neck with incurved sides, resting against platforms carved from back and belly. No liners; back and belly grooved to receive ribs. ",
    "​Inscriptions: Printed label: MANUFACTURED BY / PETER M. SLOCUM / [handwritten: NO 39 / 1834] / NEWPORT, R.I. ",
    "​Provenance: 1987, sold by Harold Priest, Damariscotta, Maine, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 21, 1987) ",
    "​Introduzione & Polonaise, from Second Divertimento, Op. 20, about 1820–40 / Composed by Joseph Ghys, arranged by T. Bucher / Performed by Joseph Ghys  [media] "
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