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This instrument was made by Edward Dickinson (active 1750 - 1790), who made string instruments, including violins, and traded from 'the Harp and Crown' in the Strand, London.","physicalDescription":"\"A small-sized instrument of the usual pear-shaped model. One-piece back of sycamore. Belly with inked purfling lines and a rather simple carved rose. The curved ebony fingerboard has twelve brass frets and three capotasto holes. The pegbox is for the normal six courses and has a square finial with a star pattern of ebony, ivory and a dark browb wood.\" -  Anthony Baines:<i> Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments</i> (London, 1998), p. 49.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Dickinson, Edward","id":"A29227"},"association":{"text":"Made","id":"x28690"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"sycamore","id":"AAT12357"},{"text":"pine","id":"AAT12620"},{"text":"ebony","id":"AAT12055"},{"text":"brass","id":"AAT10946"},{"text":"ivory","id":"AAT11857"}],"techniques":[{"text":"planing","id":"AAT53863"},{"text":"joining","id":"AAT137062"},{"text":"inlay","id":"AAT53853"},{"text":"carving","id":"AAT53149"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Planed and joined sycamore back and sides; planed and joined pine soundboard, purfled (bordered) in ink; ebony and ivory inlaid rose; ebony fingerboard with brass frets; inlaid ebony and ivory finial.","categories":[{"text":"Musical instruments","id":"THES48919"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"FWK","id":"THES48597"},"images":["2006AN7943"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"005","id":"THES299345"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"English guitar","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"Made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1759","earliest":"1759-01-01","latest":"1759-12-31"},"association":{"text":"Made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","value":"67","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Length total","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"29","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Length of body","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"40","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"String length","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"27","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"6.7","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Measurements taken from Anthony Baines: <i>Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments.</i> (London, 1998), p. 49.","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Edward Dickinson/ Maker/ 1759, with crowned harp.","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Printed label"}],"objectHistory":"This instrument formed part of the collections of Carl Engel (1818-1882) and was purchased by this museum for £1 - 10 - 0 (£1.50p) in 1882.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"English guitar, sycamore back and sides, E.Dickinson, English, 1759.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Anthony Baines: <i>Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments.</i> (London, 1998), p. 49."}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["222-1882"],"accessionNumberNum":"222","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1882,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-22","recordCreationDate":"2009-06-24","availableToBook":true}}