Violin bow
Date1730-1760 ca.
Place MadeItaly, Europe
Place MadeEngland, Europe
Place MadeFrance, Europe
Serial No.none
MarkingsScratched on frog under stick and on stick under frog: VDescriptionThe pointed tip, but raised head, of this bow suggest production during a transitional period.
Stick: round; pernambuco; uneven faceting at handle
Head: swan head; no chamfers on back
Handle: no nipple; rasp marks on underside of handle
Frog: pernambuco; no slide; rounded back corner
Adjuster: bone; turned sphere at end
Wrapping: none
Grip: none
Dimensions705 mm long
Stick length: 688 mm
Head height: 15.7 mm
Head width (bottom): 8.6 mm
Stick width near tip: 5.0 mm (top to bottom); 5.2 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 7.6 mm (top to bottom); 7.3 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.8 mm (top to bottom); 8.1 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 20.8 mm (front); 18.2 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 38.8 mm
Frog length (bottom): 45.5 mm
Frog width (top): 6.8 mm (front); 6.9 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 8.7 mm (front); 8.2 mm (back)
Weight: 52.4 grams
ProvenanceFrom the Bisiach Collection, Venegono Superiore, acquired by Laurence Witten from the heirs, 1968.
Purchased by the National Music Museum from Laurence Witten Family, New Haven, Connecticut, 1984.
Credit LineWitten-Rawlins Collection, 1984
Object number03390
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1780-1830 ca.
1760 ca.
1800-1850 ca.
1750-1790 ca.