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    549 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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    277 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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Results for "Banjo, from the Musical Instruments seri"12 records

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Fretless tackhead banjo by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fretless tackhead banjo

Unrecorded maker

c.1840 · Maple and various other woods, metal tacks, calfgut strings

Cleared · Public Domain

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Banjo by William Esperance Boucher, Jr., The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Banjo

William Esperance Boucher, Jr. (d. 1899)

ca. 1840 · Wood, gourds, sheepskin

Cleared · Public Domain

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Banjo by William Esperance Boucher, Jr., The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Banjo

William Esperance Boucher, Jr. (d. 1899)

ca. 1845 · Hardwood, calfskin, brass, iron

Cleared · Public Domain

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Banjo by Hercules McCord, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Banjo

Hercules McCord (d. 1890)

ca. 1859 · Metal, wood

Cleared · Public Domain

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Banjo, from the Musical Instruments series (N82) for Duke brand cigarettes by W. Duke, Sons & Co., The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Banjo, from the Musical Instruments series (N82) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co. (d. 1920)

1888 · Commercial color lithograph

Cleared · Public Domain

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Banjo by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Banjo

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1870–1910 · Wood, parchment, metal

Cleared · Public Domain

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Banjo

Henry C. Dobson

After 1878 · Calfskin head, various woods, metal hardware, nylon strings

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Banjo-viola

Unrecorded maker

late 19th century · Wood, brass, ebony, mother of pearl

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Piccolo Banjo

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1900 · Cherry and maple wood, various materials

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Banjo

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1890–1910 · Wood, parchment, metal

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Banjo

James J. Hartel

2025 · Maple rim with rosewood veneer, cherry neck with rosewood fingerboard and peghead overlay, maple inlay on the fingerboard and peghead, calfskin head on the rim (w/ copper flesh hoop)

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Banjo

Peter R. Ross

2025 · maple, gourd, goatskin, upholstery tacks, bone nuts, nylon strings, wenge tailpeice, rosewood tuning pegs.

In copyright

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