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Viola bow
Maker: Louis Panormo
Date: 1820-1835 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedBranded: L[dot]PANORMO
DescriptionStick: round; pernambuco; uneven faceting at handle
Head: hatchet-shaped head with rounded leading edge; tapered nose
Frog: ivory; no slide; rounded lower back edge
Adjuster: bone
Tip plate: ivory; does not extend up nose
Wrapping: baleen; later
Grip: black leather; later
Head: hatchet-shaped head with rounded leading edge; tapered nose
Frog: ivory; no slide; rounded lower back edge
Adjuster: bone
Tip plate: ivory; does not extend up nose
Wrapping: baleen; later
Grip: black leather; later
Dimensions700 mm long
Stick length: 687 mm
Head height: 23.0 mm
Head width (bottom): 10.4 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.1 mm (top to bottom); 5.6 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.3 mm (top to bottom); 8.1 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.9 mm (top to bottom); 8.5 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 20.1 mm (front); 19.9 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 43.6 mm
Frog length (bottom): 43.4 mm
Frog width (top): 8.6 mm (front); 8.4 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 12.2 mm (front); 11.4 mm (back)
Weight (without frog, adjuster, or hair): 60.4 grams
Balance 23.5
Stick length: 687 mm
Head height: 23.0 mm
Head width (bottom): 10.4 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.1 mm (top to bottom); 5.6 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.3 mm (top to bottom); 8.1 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.9 mm (top to bottom); 8.5 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 20.1 mm (front); 19.9 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 43.6 mm
Frog length (bottom): 43.4 mm
Frog width (top): 8.6 mm (front); 8.4 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 12.2 mm (front); 11.4 mm (back)
Weight (without frog, adjuster, or hair): 60.4 grams
Balance 23.5
ProvenanceWitten acquired from E. M. W. Paul, 1962.
Terms
Credit Line: Witten-Rawlins Collection, 1984
Not on view
Object number: 03401