id:			98641
accession number:	1918.341
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.341
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:25.596000

Lyre Guitar or Lirachitara, c. 1800–1825. M. C. Mousset (French). Varnished wood; overall: 32.7 x 78.1 cm (12 7/8 x 30 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection.  Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr. 1918.341

title:				Lyre Guitar or Lirachitara
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series:				
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creation date:			c. 1800–1825
creation date earliest:		1795
creation date latest:		1830
current location:		
creditline:			The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection.  Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr.
copyright:			

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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	varnished wood
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Musical Instrument
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* M. C. Mousset (French)  - made by

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measurements: Overall: 32.7 x 78.1 cm (12 7/8 x 30 3/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	inscribed within sound box: "M. C. Mousset."
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Neo-classicism: Style and Motif
	opening date:   1964-09-23T04:00:00
	<i>Neo-classicism: Style and Motif</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

	title:		Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection
	opening date:   1989-02-14T05:00:00
	<i>Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 14-June 11, 1989).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 82
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136230

	D. S. M. "Exhibition of Musical Instruments." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 8, no. 9 (1921): 134-43.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 134-137
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136517

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