Violin bow
Date1790-1880 ca.
Place MadeParis, France
Place MadeMirecourt, France, Europe
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsScratched in underside of handle, underneath wrapping position: X V /
DescriptionThis violin bow stick is likely either French or German.
Stick: octagonal; dark-red-varnished pernambuco
Head: small nose; square outline to leading edge; rounded outline to back edge; sharply-defined ridge; no chamfers on back
Handle: small nipple
Frog: missing
Adjuster: missing
Tip plate: thin ivory; thicker portion over point
DimensionsStick length: 709 mm
Head height: 22.4 mm
Head width (bottom): 10.4 mm
Weight (without frog, adjuster, or hair): 38.4 grams
ProvenancePurchased in 2000 from Christie's Auction House, London, England. Various items from the workshop of Alfred E. Chanot, lot 246.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 2000
Object number10129
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1800-1850 ca.
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