Cittern

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Artist/Maker	Barber, Stephen (drawn by)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

The technical drawing by Stephen Barber is of the Urbino Cittern in the V&A's collection, museum number 392:1-1871 .

Object details
Categories
Drawings
Designs
Musical Instruments
Object type
Drawing
Title Cittern
Materials and techniques
ink on tracing paper
Ink
Tracing Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Technical drawing of the Urbino cittern in the V&A collection, Stephen Barber, 1981
Physical description
The technical drawing by Stephen Barber is of the Urbino Cittern in the V&A's collection, museum number 392:1-1871 .
Dimensions
Height: 101.3cm
Width: 112.5cm
Technical drawing of historical musical instrument in the V&A's collection made for musical instrument makers to make replicas of such instruments.
Production type Design
Object history
The technical drawing by Stephen Barber is of the Urbino Cittern, drawn 1582, museum number 392:1-1871.
Subject depicted
Cittern
Summary
The technical drawing by Stephen Barber is of the Urbino Cittern in the V&A's collection, museum number 392:1-1871 .
Associated object
392:1-1871 (Object)
Other number
1582 - Previous number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.248-2009
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Record created March 27, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O211378/cittern-drawing-barber-stephen/
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Categories	Drawings Designs Musical Instruments
Object type	Drawing
Title	Cittern
Materials and techniques	ink on tracing paper Ink Tracing Paper Drawing
Brief description	Technical drawing of the Urbino cittern in the V&A collection, Stephen Barber, 1981
Physical description	The technical drawing by Stephen Barber is of the Urbino Cittern in the V&A's collection, museum number 392:1-1871 .
Dimensions	Height: 101.3cm Width: 112.5cm Technical drawing of historical musical instrument in the V&A's collection made for musical instrument makers to make replicas of such instruments.
Production type	Design
Object history	The technical drawing by Stephen Barber is of the Urbino Cittern, drawn 1582, museum number 392:1-1871.
Subject depicted	Cittern
Summary	The technical drawing by Stephen Barber is of the Urbino Cittern in the V&A's collection, museum number 392:1-1871 .
Associated object	392:1-1871 (Object)
Other number	1582 - Previous number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.248-2009

Record created	March 27, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O211378/cittern-drawing-barber-stephen/

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