Dulcimer

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dulcimer

Entry/Object ID

2021.21.1

Description

Wooden Appalachian dulcimer with three strings and heart-shaped cutouts. There are four tuning pegs, one with the remnants of a missing string. A small sticker inside gives the maker's information written in blue ink.

Context

Made by Bill Birmingham in Barnard, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2021.21

Source or Donor

Duane Merrill and Company

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Museum Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

Birmingham, Bill

Date made

1978

Place

Town

Barnard

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Dulcimer, Appalachian

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Stringed

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Material

Wood