#Cittern made by Joachim
#Tielke 1641–1719
Hamburg, Germany c1685
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/504210#MetropolitanMuseum of Art
“The bell-shaped cittern was a specialty of the city of Hamburg… referred to as the
#HamburgerCithrinchen… from which time several examples survive. This particular example is lavishly decorated w ebony foliate decoration on a white ground. The cypress belly has 3 rosettes made of parchment & showing traces of an orig green pigment. The pegbox has the head of a Moorish king.