“Lady Stewart #3” 5-string banjo

Samuel Swain Stewart · ca. 1890-1891

“Lady Stewart #3” 5-string banjo

Calfskin head, various woods (including ebony), metal hardware and cladding over rim, mother of pearl and abalone inlays, ebony fingerboard, nylon strings, ivory tuning pegs, ivory tail piece ornament and ebony nut

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