Violoncello bow

Alternate name(s)

Cello bow

Date1890-1930 ca.

Place MadeSaxony, Vogtland, Germany, Europe

Serial No.none

SignedBranded on stick: illegible, possibly “*DORE*”MarkingsWritten in pencil on tip plate: 73.5 / 6. Written in pencil on frog away from player and on slide: 6DescriptionStick: octagonal; pernambuco; uneven faceting at handle
Handle: nipple off center, possibly later
Frog: ebony; rounded back edge; silver ferrule and heel-plate; nickel-silver lining; two steel screws through lining into frog; silvers pin in heel-plate on underside and at back of frog, near handle; front corners of ferrule rounded; no eyes; mother-of-pearl slide
Adjuster: ebony; two silver bands; abalone eye
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: silver wire with black leather ring
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 695 mm
Head height: 26.2 mm
Head width (bottom): 11.0 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.1 mm (top to bottom); 5.9 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.7 mm (top to bottom); 8.5 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.8 mm (top to bottom); 9.2 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 23.0 mm (front); 22.9 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 51.1 mm
Frog length (bottom): 50.4 mm
Frog width (top): 9.4 mm (front); 9.4 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 15.2 mm (front); 13.7 mm (back)
Weight: 74.6 grams

Credit LineGift of Lothar Meisel, 2006

Object number13002

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