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Violin bow
Maker: John Kew Dodd
Distributor: Benjamin Banks
Date: 1790 -1800 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Place Distributed:Salisbury, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedBranded on stick: BANKS
MarkingsScratched on frog under stick: I X
DescriptionThis transitional bow bears the brand of the dealer Benjamin Banks, but was likely made for him by John Dodd.
Stick: round; pernambuco; uneven faceting at handle
Head: tall swan shape; rounded outline to back edge; T-mortise
Frog: ivory; no slide
Adjuster: bone
Tip plate: ivory; does not extend up nose
Wrapping: none
Grip: none
Stick: round; pernambuco; uneven faceting at handle
Head: tall swan shape; rounded outline to back edge; T-mortise
Frog: ivory; no slide
Adjuster: bone
Tip plate: ivory; does not extend up nose
Wrapping: none
Grip: none
DimensionsLength: 738 mm
Stick length: 723 mm
Head height: 23.4 mm
Head width (bottom): 9.7 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.1 mm (top to bottom); 5.2 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 7.5 mm (top to bottom); 7.5 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.9 mm (top to bottom); 9.0 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 19.2 mm (front); 18.7 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 47.8 mm
Frog length (bottom): 48.6 mm
Frog width (top): 8.4 mm (front); 8.4 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 11.1 mm (front); 10.9 mm (back)
Weight: 54.0 grams
Stick length: 723 mm
Head height: 23.4 mm
Head width (bottom): 9.7 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.1 mm (top to bottom); 5.2 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 7.5 mm (top to bottom); 7.5 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.9 mm (top to bottom); 9.0 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 19.2 mm (front); 18.7 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 47.8 mm
Frog length (bottom): 48.6 mm
Frog width (top): 8.4 mm (front); 8.4 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 11.1 mm (front); 10.9 mm (back)
Weight: 54.0 grams
ProvenanceAcquired by Laurence Witten from E. M. W. Paul, London, 1964.
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: 03396