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Violin bow

Date: 1800-1850 ca.
Place Made:England, Europe
DescriptionStick: round; pernambuco; uneven faceting at handle
Head: large nose; sharply-defined ridge; no chamfers on back
Frog: missing
Adjuster: missing
Tip plate: ivory; no lining
Wrapping: missing
Grip: missing

DimensionsStick length: 725 mm
Head height: 21.4 mm
Head width (bottom): 9.6 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.0 mm (top to bottom); 5.1 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.1 mm (top to bottom); 9.0 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 7.7 mm (top to bottom); 8.1 mm (side to side)
Weight (without frog, adjuster, or hair): 38.7 grams

Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Estate, 1988
Not on view
Object number: 15015