Cittern

Johannes Theodorus Cuypers, 1768

Cister, gemerkt: Johannes Cuypers fecit 's Hage 1768, voor vijf dubbele snaren.

  • Artwork typemusical instrument, stringed instrument, cittern
  • Object numberBK-NM-11430-17
  • Dimensionsheight 80 cm x width 42 cm x depth 8.5 cm

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Cittern

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-11430-17

  • Description

    Cister, gemerkt: Johannes Cuypers fecit 's Hage 1768, voor vijf dubbele snaren.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    date

Creation

  • Creation

    musical instrument maker: Johannes Theodorus Cuypers, The Hague

  • Dating

    1768

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 80 cm x width 42 cm x depth 8.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the State of the Netherlands and the Vereeniging van Noord-Nederlandsche Muziekgeschiedenis

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1899

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • L.G. Langwill, 'Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ausgestellt im Gemeente Museum, Den Haag 9. Oktober - 24. November 1952', Glareana: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente 2, nr. 2 (1953), p. 1-3: 2
    • Jelma van Amersfoort, 'Extra fine Guitars after the newest Fashion': guitar- and cittern- making in the northern Netherlands, 1750-1800', Early Music 46, nr. 1 (2018), p. 35-53: 39, 43, 45, 47, afb. 12, 17
    • 'Aanwinsten', Bulletin van de Nederlandse Oudheidkundige Bond 1, nr. 2 (1899-1900), p. 48-49: 48

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