Object Details
- Description
This banjo was made by an unknown maker in the United States around 1880-1882. It is a five-string piccolo banjo with a rosewood veneered hoop, sixteen brackets, rosewood veneered fingerboard, and friction pegs. There is a medallion on the bottom of the fingerboard.
J.H.F.
NY&CJohn Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This instrument was sold as a “Stage Banjo” (#6974).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. Howard Foote
- 1880 - 1882
- ID Number
- MI.055723
- catalog number
- 55723
- accession number
- 11535
- Object Name
- banjo
- Physical Description
- rosewood (overall material)
- metal, nickel (overall material)
- wood, walnut (neck material)
- brass (frets material)
- ebony (frets material)
- Measurements
- overall: 28 in x 8 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 71.12 cm x 21.59 cm x 6.35 cm
- place made
- United States
- Related Publication
- Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Banjos
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_605669
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4373-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
