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Violin bow
Date: 1730-1760 ca.
Place Made:England, Europe
Place Made:France, Europe
Place Made:Italy, Europe
Serial No: none
MarkingsScratched on frog under stick and on stick under frog: V
DescriptionThe 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
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
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.
Purchased by the National Music Museum from Laurence Witten Family, New Haven, Connecticut, 1984.
Terms
Credit Line: Witten-Rawlins Collection, 1984
Not on view
Object number: 03390