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Violin case
Date: 1715
Place Made:Brescia, Italy, Europe
MarkingsWritten in black ink on recycled printed lined paper label affixed to inside of case lid: Violino Petrus Jacobus Ruggerius / fecit Brixiæ i7i5
DescriptionThe label in the lid corresponds to the label in the NMM's small violin made by Pietro Jacomo Rogeri, Brescia, 1715, NMM 3362. Both the instrument and the case were acquired from the Bisiachs and it seems that they are associated.
Material: orange-brown leather
Waisted form single case; wood-Framed; cowhide-covered, the bottom opening for violin and bow to slide in; brass-studded; steel locks; original key
Decoration: “DGC” studded on bottom
Material: orange-brown leather
Waisted form single case; wood-Framed; cowhide-covered, the bottom opening for violin and bow to slide in; brass-studded; steel locks; original key
Decoration: “DGC” studded on bottom
ProvenanceLaurence Witten acquired from the Bisiach Collection, Venegono Superiore, Italy, 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.
Credit Line: Witten-Rawlins Collection, 1984
Not on view
Published ReferencesDavid van Edwards, "Lute Cases and How to Build Them," Lute News Lute Society Magazine 141 (April 2022), p. 10
Object number: 03482