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Mandolin made from multiple woods. The face is inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, and ivory around outer edge, the sound hole, on the bridge, fingerboard and head. Guard plate of tortoiseshell inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Tuning keys and nut carved from ivory. Eight strings.
mandolins
ivory (tooth component)
wood (plant material)
mother of pearl
Instrument, Stringed
Mandolin
Mandolin
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Capeci, Victor (Maker)
24 x 8 x 5.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.329
Buenos Aires (Cauca, Colombia)
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