Banjo. Culture: American. Dimensions: 34 1/2 × 11 × 3 1/4 in. (87.6 × 27.9 × 8.3 × 87.6 cm)Diameter: 11 in. (27.9 cm). Maker: William Esperance Boucher, Jr. (Hanover, Germany 1822-1899 Baltimore, Maryland). Date: ca. 1845.BANJOWilliam Esperance Boucher, Jr. (1822-1899), Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1845The 1840s was a pivotal decade in American music. Even as C. F. Martin was introducing innovations that were changing the guitar, the banjo was becoming an immensely popular instrument. William Boucher is credited with being one of the first professional makers and may have introduced metal tuning brackets to tighten the head. Though unrelated, this instrument has a scroll style headstock that is reminiscent of those found on Viennese guitars. Gift of Peter Szego, 2013 (2013.639). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Banjo. Culture: American. Dimensions: 34 1/2 × 11 × 3 1/4 in. (87.6 × 27.9 × 8.3 × 87.6 cm)Diameter: 11 in. (27.9 cm). Maker: William Esperance Boucher, Jr. (Hanover, Germany 1822-1899 Baltimore, Maryland). Date: ca. 1845.BANJOWilliam Esperance Boucher, Jr. (1822-1899), Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1845The 1840s was a pivotal decade in American music. Even as C. F. Martin was introducing innovations that were changing the guitar, the banjo was becoming an immensely popular instrument. William Boucher is credited with being one of the first professional makers and may have introduced metal tuning brackets to tighten the head. Though unrelated, this instrument has a scroll style headstock that is reminiscent of those found on Viennese guitars. Gift of Peter Szego, 2013 (2013.639). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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