Seven-Course Tenor Lute (W23)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Title
Seven-Course Tenor Lute
Made in
London
Date
1979
Description
37 ribs of larch with ebony lines, a belly of Swiss pine with pierced and carved rose design. The bridge is made of stained maple, the neck of mahogany veneered with ebony. The pegs are ebony and the pegbox is veneered with ebony.
Materials and techniques
Mixed woods including larch, maple, ebony and mahogany, stained, carved, piereced, and veneered.
Dimensions
length: 80cm
width: 33.5cm
height: 22.5cm
Object number
W23
Category
References
Maker's statement
Fairly typical of my current production.
Stephen Gottlieb, 1 August 1979
Stephen Gottlieb, 1 August 1979
