Stringed Collection (page 10)

Three frogs playing banjos on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Four frogs playing guitars on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Cherub riding a swan on a greetings card
Cherub with lyre riding a swan on a greetings card with an ornate floral border. circa 1890s

Guitar on its Own
A six-stringed instrument, usually used as a solo instrument or to accompany a singer, but occasionally employed in an orchestra. Date: 1897

Members of a mandolin orchestra - London
A superb photograph, showing members of a mandolin orchestra (consisting primarily of instruments from the mandolin family of instruments, such as the mandolin, mandola)

Posada, Music cover, La Locomotora
Music cover, La Locomotora -- The Locomotive, collection of modern songs, published by Arsacio Vanegas Arroyo. Date: circa 1895

All night reveler, Mexico -- a tired-looking man with a guitar. Date: circa 1900s

Musician, c. 1600
Musician, c.1600, playing a stringed instrument, perhaps a viol. Date: C.1600

Fred Kiekebuschs band, on a bandstand, possibly somewhere in Holland or Germany. Date: circa 1935

Three musical dogs and a clown on a greetings card
Three musical dogs and a clown conducting them on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Cherub playing mandolin on a floral greetings card
Cherub playing a mandolin in a garden on a floral greetings card -- I ll ne er forget thee. Date: circa 1890s

Cross-shaped metal bookmark with devotional words -- The Lord is Good. Date: circa 1890s

Girl and boy in peasant costume on a birthday card, with a decorative spray of pink roses and white lily of the valley. Date: circa 1890s

Friedmans Music Shop, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Friedmans Music Shop, 73 Springfield Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, USA. Date: 1932

Banjo with family scene, Home Sweet Home. Date: circa 1890s

Victorian Scrap, Clown playing an instrument
Victorian Scrap, Clown playing a musical instrument. circa 1880s

A Japanese Koto player. A Koto is a type of Zither with 13 strings, played by plucking the strings with ivory plectrums attached to the fingers. Date: 1932

Two Sani women, Yunnan Province, south west China
Two young Sani women of Yunnan Province, south west China, playing Chinese lutes. Date: 1953

Kazakh national dance, Xinjiang, north west China
A woman performing a Kazakh national dance in Xinjiang (Sinkiang, Chinese Turkestan), north west China, with musicians playing in the background. Date: 1953

Illustration, Hassan by James Elroy Flecker
Illustration to Hassan (The Story of Hassan of Baghdad and How he Came to Make the Golden Journey to Samarkand), a verse drama by James Elroy Flecker, with illustrations by Thomas Mackenzie

Giovanni Battista Doni, Italian musicologist
Giovanni Battista Doni (1594-1647), Italian musicologist who studied ancient music. He changed the name of the tonic note Ut, renaming it Do after his own family name. Seen here at the age of 50

Boy scouts of Ponsonby Troop, New Zealand, in hut
Group photo, boy scouts of Ponsonby Troop, Auckland City, New Zealand, seen here in their hut. Date: early 20th century

Regional HQ band at LFB Headquarters, Lambeth
Group photograph of the Regional HQ band with their instruments at London Fire Brigade HQ. The purpose-built bandstand behind the band was incorporated in the original design brief of the Brigades

Violin recital by a British Army Sergeant, WW1
Violin recital by a British Army Sergeant, by W Bernard Reid, exhibited 1916-1938

WW2 poster, G R Notes are the Key Notes
WW2 poster, G R [Goods Received?] Notes are the Key Notes of harmonious store keeping. Wrong information and careless handling causes discord. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

String and wind instrument manufacture, 1855
The interior of the factory of Pierre Louis Gautrot, showing the manufacture of wind and stringed musical instruments in 1855. Date: 1855

Egyptian viol
An Egyptian single-stringed viol, with bow

Blind Japanese musicans, 1864
Three blind Japanese musicians. One plays a koto, the other a samisen. Date: 1864

Musician with Shamisen, Japan
Musician with Shamisen (a three-stringed instrument), Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Woman playing a Koto, Japan
Woman playing a Koto, the national musical instrument of Japan, usually with 13 strings. Date: circa 1890s

Street singer with shamisen, Japan
Street singer with shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument), Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Street musicians, Japan
Two street musicians, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Two geishas, stove and shamisen, Japan
Two geishas, stove and shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument), Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Geisha musicians, Japan, with stringed instruments, flute and percussion. Date: circa 1890s

Geisha with shamisen, Japan
Geisha with shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument), Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Geishas dancing and playing music, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Turkish musicians, Turkey
Five Turkish musicians, Turkey. Date: circa 1870

A shamisen player, lighting her pipe
A Japanese lady in traditional costume lays her shamisen(a musical instrument with three strings, also written samsin), to one side, so she can light her kiseru or pipe, aided by another woman

Three girls playing shamisens, a Japanese musical instrument
An ascending scale: three Japanese girls of difference sizes wear traditional costume and play their shamisens(a musical instrument with three strings, also written samisen)

A lady playing a shamisen, a Japanese musical instrument
A Japanese lady in traditional costume plays a shamisen (also written samsin), a musical instrument with three strings

A Japanese tseng or dulcimer

The shamisen, a Japanese musical instrument
The shamisen(also written samsin), a Japanese musical instrument with three strings

Theatrical perfomer, Japan
Theatrical perfomer with musical instrument, riding a sea dragon, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Frank & Raymond Hills Los Angeles Dance Orchestra, previously resident at the Hotel Negresco, Nice, France. Their instruments include violin, saxophone, banjo, piano, drums, trombone and euphonium

The Rajahs daughter by F. P Stephanoff
An oriental lady dreamily plucks a stringed instrument outdoors

A kousser, a Japanese musical instrument
A kousser, a Japanese stringed musical instrument

A kin and A se: two Asian musical instruments
A kin and a che(also written se), two stringed instruments from the Far East

Indian guitar
The bina, or Indian guitar. The elaborate workmanship of the body can be seen, as well as the profile of the instrument

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"Stringed Melodies: A Symphony of Art and Music" Immerse yourself in the enchanting world instruments, where timeless tales and captivating melodies intertwine. From the medieval courts to quaint coastal villages, from Italian masterpieces to African traditions, let us embark on a journey through the harmonious wonders that strings can create. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren, the resonating chords of a violin transport us back to an era filled with chivalry and valor. Meanwhile, five young boys in Polperro, Cornwall strum their guitars under a starlit sky, filling the air with youthful exuberance. Sheet music adorns our imagination like delicate petals on a pink rose. As we gaze upon Piero della Francesca's paintings, we witness how his brushstrokes mimic the graceful movements of musicians playing violins or plucking at harp strings. Traveling across continents brings us closer to Senegal's vibrant culture as we listen to a Griot skillfully play his Kora – an instrument that echoes stories passed down through generations. The Emperor Stradivarius violin whispers secrets from its centuries-old craftsmanship while Fra Angelico's Coronation of the Virgin inspires heavenly symphonies within our souls. Even during festive seasons like Christmas, musical notes find their way into unexpected places - such as a banjo-shaped greeting card adorned with holiday cheer. And what better way to celebrate than with two violins and a viola crafted by none other than Stradivarius himself? From Agra in India emerges the mesmerizing sound of sitar strings being delicately plucked by skilled hands. Its ethereal tones resonate alongside images of yellow flowers gracing harps on cutout greetings cards or Victorian scraps featuring banjos adorned with pink blossoms. In this symphony composed by history itself, stringed instruments serve as conduits for emotions too profound for words alone.