Violin bow
Date1900 ca.
Place MadeFrance, Europe
Place MadeGermany, Europe
ModelTourte
SignedBranded on stick: TOURTEMarkingsnone
DescriptionStick: round; pernambuco
Head: swan head, with a rounded back lacking chamfers
Frog: ebony; nickel-silver ferrule, heel-plate, and lining; mother-of-pearl eyes and slide; nickel-silver pin in heel-plate on underside of frog
Adjuster: ebony; two nickel-silver bands; mother-of-pearl eye
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: nickel-silver; short
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 725 mm
Head height: 22 mm
Head width (bottom): 9.6 mm
Frog height: 20 mm
Frog length: 44.7 mm
Frog width (bottom): 19.7 mm
Weight: 54.8 grams
Credit LineGift of Neal and Karin Meisel Steffenson, 1998
Object number06140
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1950-1970 ca.
1900-1940 ca.
1880-1930 ca.
1920-1940 ca.
1890-1930 ca.