Violin bow

Maker John Kew Dodd

Distributor Benjamin Banks

Date1790 -1800 ca.

Place MadeLondon, England, Europe

Place DistributedSalisbury, 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
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

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.

Credit LineWitten-Rawlins Collection, 1984

Object number03396

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