musical instrument-case (case for citole 1963,1002.1)

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musical instrument-case(case for citole 1963,1002.1)

Object Type
Museum number: 1963,1002.2
Description: Case for a Citole, formerly known as a gittern. Made of wood with felt/fabric interior with the exterior covered in thin leather. The lid has metal hinges and shutter hooks (possibly bronze or gold) and an ornately carved metal lock face.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1280-1330 (circa)
Production place: Made in: England
Materials: wood; leather; bronze (? or gold (lock face and latches)); textile (felt lining - unclear if it is organic or synthetic)
Dimensions: Height: 185 millimetres; Length: 665 millimetres; Width: 205 millimetres
Curator's comments: The citole that belongs in this case is 1963,1002.1 (on display). The photographs listed for this object are copied from the object record for the citole, it is likely the images are only of the instrument itself but it is possible that some include images of this case. The manufacture date for this case has again been copied from the object record for the instrument itself and may not be completely accurate.
Bibliographic references: Alexander & Binski 1987 / The Age of Chivalry. Art in Plantagenet England, 1200-1400 (no522); Remnant & Marks 1980 / A Medieval Gittern (pp83-134); Cherry 1991 / Medieval Decorative Arts (pp.8-9) (illustrated and described); Robinson 2008 / Masterpieces of Medieval Art (p. 214); Kevin et al 2008 / A musical instrument fit for a queen: the metamorphosis of a Medieval citole (p.13-27, p.14, fig.1-2, p.16, fig.5, p.17, fig.6-8, p.18, fig.9-11, p.19, fig.12-13, p.20, fig.14-16, p.21, fig.17-19, p.23, fig.20-21, p.24, fig.22, p.25, fig.23-25)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Emblem of: Elizabeth I, Queen of England; Emblem of: Order of the Garter; Emblem of: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Acquisition name
Funder name: With contribution from: Art Fund (as NACF); With contribution from: Pilgrim Trust
Acquisition date: 1963
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1963,1002.2

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