Colonial Choices
hurdy-gurdy

MOISE MICHEL


I choose this object because it looks like a violin. It tells me that it's a part of the violin family. I think you have to crank the handle and then it makes a beautiful sound. It's related to colonial times and I studied colonial times, and it looks like a colonial instrument. And I heard and learned about colonial instruments.


Object Title: hurdy-gurdy
Creator Name: unknown
Nationality/Culture: Canadian, possibly Quebec
Date: 1801 CE - 1825 CE
Dimensions: 7.6 x 23.4 x 55 cm
Materials: beech, pine
Museum: Museum of Fine Arts

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