Mandolin

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Mandolin

Entry/Object ID

2002.070

Description

Mandolin used by Luigi Giorno. Instrument is composed of brazilian rosewood, cypress, tortoise shell,and mother of pearl. Decorative butterfly on front.

Made/Created

Date made

1910 - 1915

Place

* Untyped Place

Naples, Italy

Dimensions

Height

6-1/4 in

Width

7-3/4 in

Depth

23-1/2 in

Material

rosewood, cypress, mother of pearl, tortoise

Provenance

Notes

Object was donated 10/21/2002 by Norman Giorno-Calaprisi, grandson of Luigi Giorno.