Violin bow
Date1910-1920 ca.
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
SignedBranded on stick, the letters with serifs: ALBERT NURNBERGERMarkingsnone
DescriptionSee note on page 148 of Grünke about the brand with serifs used on inexpensive bows between 1910 and 1920, and bow on page 150 with an identical stamp to NMM 10838. Franz Albert Nürnberger, Jr. (154-1931) was one of the founding members of the bow makers guild in 1888. His father of the same name died in 1894 and Albert Nürnberger, Jr., took over the family business.
Stick: octagonal; pernambuco
Head: missing
Frog: ebony; silver ferrule and heel-plate, and nickel-silver lining; silver pins in heel-plate on underside of frog and at back of frog; two nickel-silver pins in lining, one on each side of eyelet; front corners of ferrule rounded; abalone eyes; abalone slide
Adjuster: ebony; two silver bands; abalone eye
Wrapping: silver-tinsel-covered white thread
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length (without tip): 690 mm
Stick width near tip: 5.5 mm (top to bottom); 5.0 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.5 mm (top to bottom); 8.3 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.2 mm (top to bottom); 8.1 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 20.1 mm (front); 20.2 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 44.3 mm
Frog length (bottom): 45.0 mm
Frog width (top): 8.3 mm (front); 8.0 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 12.7 mm (front); 12.5 mm (back)
Weight (without frog, adjuster, or hair): 48.5 grams
ProvenanceFrom the workshop of Frank Hubbard, harpsichord maker, who worked for a time with baroque violins and bows
Credit LineGift of Diane Hubbard, 2005
Object number10838
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1780-1845 ca.
1900-1930 ca.