Cittern, ca. 1685, Hamburg, Germany, German, Cypress, ivory, ebony, parchment, brass, Height: 24 7/8 in. ( cm), Chordophone

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Cittern, ca. 1685, Hamburg, Germany, German, Cypress, ivory, ebony, parchment, brass, Height: 24 7/8 in. ( cm), Chordophone-Lute-plucked, Joachim Tielke (German, 1641–1719), The bell-shaped cittern was a specialty of the city of Hamburg and is properly referred to as the Hamburger Cithrinchen. It was a fashionable instrument from about 1650 to 1750 from which time several examples survive

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