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Violin bow
Maker: Ernst Willy Zöphel
Date: 1920-1950 ca.
Place Made:Rohrbach, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Serial No: none
Signedstamped on shaft: E W ZÖPHEL
Markingsnone
DescriptionStick: octagonal; pernambuco
Frog: ebony, silver ferrule, heel-plate, and lining, mother-of-pearl eyes, silver-lined mother-of-pearl slide; silver pin in shoe on underside of frog
Adjuster: silver
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: black and white baleen
Grip: black silk cord
Frog: ebony, silver ferrule, heel-plate, and lining, mother-of-pearl eyes, silver-lined mother-of-pearl slide; silver pin in shoe on underside of frog
Adjuster: silver
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: black and white baleen
Grip: black silk cord
DimensionsStick length: 727 mm
Head height: 22 mm
Head width (bottom): 10 mm
Frog height: 20 mm
Frog length: 44 mm
Frog width (bottom): 13 mm
Weight: 62 grams
Head height: 22 mm
Head width (bottom): 10 mm
Frog height: 20 mm
Frog length: 44 mm
Frog width (bottom): 13 mm
Weight: 62 grams
ProvenanceMrs. Mortensen received a B. M. degree from USD in 1928; she was a student of Dean Colton.
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Matson Mortensen, 1989
Not on view
Object number: 10109