Violoncello (top only)
Alternate name(s)
- Cello (top only)
Date1900 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
ModelStradivari
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsStamped in black ink on inside of top, lower treble near bottom block – customs stamp: [inside circle] [illeg.] ZOLLAMT / * 31.JUL 1928 / [illeg.]
A second, illegible, round black ink stamp near customs stamp, with an apparent coat of arms at center
Illegible pencil writing on inside of top, the numbers “4” and “6 visible”
DescriptionTop: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: fine broadening to medium at edges; wood pin through top into top block on bass side of center joint; wood pin through top into bottom block on treble side of center joint
Varnish: medium-dark red-brown
F-holes: slightly undercut at eyes
Bassbar: later; not completed
DimensionsTop length: 765 mm
Upper bout width: 339 mm
Center bout width: 232 mm
Lower bout width: 438 mm
Stop length: 405 mm
Credit LineMeisel Family Violin-Making Workshop, Owatonna, Minnesota, 2013.
Object number14818
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1625-1630 ca.
1890-1930 ca.
1850-1880 ca.
