Viola bow
Date1790-1840 ca.
Place MadeMirecourt, France, Europe
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DescriptionThis bow is typical of the less expensive models made in Mirecourt in the nineteenth century.
Stick: octagonal; ironwood; uneven faceting at handle; visible rasp marks on handle; visible tool marks on back of head
Head: rounded ridge; square outline to leading edge
Frog: missing
Adjuster: missing
Tip plate: bone; does not extend up nose
DimensionsStick length: 726 mm
Head height: 23.7 mm
Head width (bottom): 9.4 mm
Weight (without frog, adjuster, or hair): 47.9 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 number10126
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