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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: 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
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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