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Kit bow

Alternate name:Pochette bow
Date: 1800-1815 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedBranded on handle above frog toward player and on lower back corner of frog away from player: J. DODD
Markingsnone
DescriptionStick: octagonal; pernambuco; tool marks on handle; visible tool marks on back of head
Head: square head shape; square outline to leading edge
Frog: ivory; no slide
Adjuster: ivory
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory

DimensionsStick length: 408 mm
Head height: 19.5 mm
Head width (bottom): 8.7 mm
Stick width near tip: 5.0 mm (top to bottom); 5.2 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 6.7 mm (top to bottom); 7.1 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 7.2 mm (top to bottom); 7.4 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 14.9 mm (front); 15.0 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 30.8 mm
Frog length (bottom): 31.4 mm
Frog width (top): 7.3 mm (front); 6.8 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 10.3 mm (front); 9.9 mm (back)
Weight: 26.3 grams

Terms
Credit Line: Board of Trustees, 1980
Not on view
Published ReferencesMusical Instruments, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Printed Music and Musical
Miscellanea (London: Christie, Manson & Woods, March 14, 1978), lot 85, p. 24 and
plate 5.
André P. Larson. Beethoven & Berlioz, Paris & Vienna: Musical Treasures from the Age
of Revolution & Romance 1789-1848. With essay by John Koster. Exhibition catalog, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 12-November 2, 2003. Vermillion: National Music Museum 2003. Page 39.
Object number: 02678