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Violin bow
Maker: John Kew Dodd
Distributor: Norris & Barnes (distributor)
Date: 1770-1790 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedBranded on frog away from player: NORRIS / & / BARNES
MarkingsScratched on frog at joint with stick: //
DescriptionThis bow was branded for the dealers Norris & Barnes, but made by John Dodd. The elegant, tall swan head was a fashion at the time.
Stick: round; pernambuco; uneven faceting at handle; scarf graft comprising most of handle, probably original
Head: tall swan head; rounded ridge
Frog: ivory; no slide; rounded back corner; triangular profile to leading edge of frog at joint with stick
Adjuster: ivory
Tip plate: none
Wrapping: none
Grip: none
Stick: round; pernambuco; uneven faceting at handle; scarf graft comprising most of handle, probably original
Head: tall swan head; rounded ridge
Frog: ivory; no slide; rounded back corner; triangular profile to leading edge of frog at joint with stick
Adjuster: ivory
Tip plate: none
Wrapping: none
Grip: none
Dimensions712 mm long
Stick length: 699 mm
Head height: 25.1 mm
Head width (bottom): 9.0 mm
Stick width near tip: 5.1 mm (top to bottom); 4.8 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 7.3 mm (top to bottom); 7.1 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.3 mm (top to bottom); 8.6 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 21.0 mm (front); 19.9 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 41.7 mm
Frog length (bottom): 43.9 mm
Frog width (top): 7.0 mm (front); 6.6 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 8.6 mm (front); 6.8 mm (back)
Weight: 48.2 grams
Stick length: 699 mm
Head height: 25.1 mm
Head width (bottom): 9.0 mm
Stick width near tip: 5.1 mm (top to bottom); 4.8 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 7.3 mm (top to bottom); 7.1 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.3 mm (top to bottom); 8.6 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 21.0 mm (front); 19.9 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 41.7 mm
Frog length (bottom): 43.9 mm
Frog width (top): 7.0 mm (front); 6.6 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 8.6 mm (front); 6.8 mm (back)
Weight: 48.2 grams
ProvenanceFrom the Alexander Mackay-Smith Collection, acquired through Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, 1963.
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: 03398