An acoustic guitar once owned by Laura González Temple, ca. 1900

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

An acoustic guitar once owned by Laura González Temple, ca. 1900

Entry/Object ID

2022.3.2.32

Description

An acoustic guitar once owned by Laura González Temple, ca. 1900. An acoustic guitar with a dark brown varnish. The object is missing its strings and two pins from its saddle. An inscription inside the body of the guitar reads "Quincy Junior." A colored illustration of two kittens is present on the back of the body of the guitar. Temple can be seen holding the guitar in a photograph that is part of the HM Collection (Object ID: 2022.3.1.52). With major cracks along the body, minor scratches, minor soiling on the tuning pegs, and minor abrasions, the object is in fair to poor condition overall.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Guitars