Pochette

Unknown

late 18th century? · Wood, mother-of-pearl · Musical Instruments

Dancing was an expected aristocratic accomplishment. Instruction was given at home by a visiting dance master, who played a small fiddle to provide music for the lessons. The compact, slender shape of these instruments made them easy to transport and gave them the name pochette, which suggests that they were carried in one's coat pocket. Description: wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl; some inlay missing; one substitute peg; one of four strings missing.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 18th century?

Medium

Wood, mother-of-pearl

Culture

possibly Italian

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946