Yes - it's definitely 18th century.
I have something I downloaded which says at the bottom - Stuart Walsh
December 2006 with several photos of it and other information including
probably date as 1780.
Monica
In fact you had more about it on your web page
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Walsh" <s.wa...@ntlworld.com>
To: "Monica Hall" <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk>; "Lute Net"
<lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Closure of V&A Instrument Gallery
Monica Hall wrote:
That doesn't surprise me. The one time I made it to the Fitzwilliam I'd
just got to the instrument gallery and had cast a cursory glance at the
Stradivarius guitar when I was ejected because they were closing the
gallery due to lack of staff.
I am afraid (as an ex librarian and government employee) that it is all
about money but it is also true that when money is short classical music
is the first thing to suffer. Not sufficiently PC or multicultural to
be taken seriously.
I wonder if you got to see the funny Spanish 18th century "cittern".
MOnica
This?
http://www.pluckedturkeys.co.uk/SpCitt.jpg
I dimly remember discussing this in the past - in the context of
one-man-bands! I think you dug out some reference from GSJ or somewhere. I
know that some 17th century guitarists strummed and played rattles and
things but I'm sure this instrument is said to be 18th century. And there
is a similar instrument in the Hague (I think).
Stuart
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