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Violin bow

Violin bow

Date: 1900 ca.
Place Made:France, Europe
Place Made:Germany, Europe
Model: Tourte
SignedBranded on stick: TOURTE
Markingsnone
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
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Neal and Karin Meisel Steffenson, 1998
Not on view
Object number: 06140