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Violoncello bow
Violoncello bow
Violoncello bow

Violoncello bow

Alternate name(s)
  • Cello bow
Date1900-1940 ca.
Place MadeSaxony, Vogtland, Germany, Europe
ModelHenry
Serial No.none
SignedBranded on stick: HENRYAPARIS
MarkingsWritten in pencil on slide: 3
Written in pencil on frog, away from player: 3
Written in pencil on tip plate: 82.5 / 3
DescriptionStick: round; pernambuco; uneven faceting at handle
Head: rounded ridge
Frog: ebony; rounded back edge; silver ferrule and heel-plate; nickel-silver lining; two steel screws through lining into frog; two silver pins in heel-plate on underside of frog, one silver pin in heel-plate near handle; front corners of ferrule rounded; mother-of-pearl eyes; mother-of-pearl slide
Adjuster: ebony; two silver bands; two silver pins on each band, on opposite sides; abalone eye
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: silver wire with black leather ring
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 702 mm
Head height: 27.2 mm
Head width (bottom): 12.3 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.5 mm (top to bottom); 6.0 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.9 mm (top to bottom); 8.7 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 9.7 mm (top to bottom); 9.9 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 23.2 mm (front); 23.0 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 50.9 mm
Frog length (bottom): 50.4 mm
Frog width (top): 9.1 mm (front); 9.5 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 50.2 mm (front); 14.1 mm (back)
Weight: 82.6 grams
Credit LineGift of Lothar Meisel, 2006
Object number13011
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