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Violoncello bow
Alternate name:Cello bow
Maker: Dodd family
Distributor: William Forster
Date: 1800 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Place Made:London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedBranded on stick and frog (both sides close to lower edge, the lettering oriented upward: FORSTER
DescriptionStick: octagonal; pernambuco; uneven faceting at handle
Head: square outline to leading edge
Frog: ivory; no lining or slide; angled back edge
Adjuster: bone
Tip plate: thick ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: none
Grip: none
Head: square outline to leading edge
Frog: ivory; no lining or slide; angled back edge
Adjuster: bone
Tip plate: thick ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: none
Grip: none
DimensionsStick length: 685 mm
Head height: 25.8 mm
Head width (bottom): 11.7 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.5 mm (top to bottom); 6.5 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.1 mm (top to bottom); 9.1 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 9.1 mm (top to bottom); 9.1 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 25.0 mm (front); 14.7 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 39.7 mm
Frog length (bottom): 36.4 mm
Frog width (top): 9.7 mm (front); 9.4 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 11.1 mm (front); 11.1 mm (back)
Weight: 62.8 grams
Head height: 25.8 mm
Head width (bottom): 11.7 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.5 mm (top to bottom); 6.5 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.1 mm (top to bottom); 9.1 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 9.1 mm (top to bottom); 9.1 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 25.0 mm (front); 14.7 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 39.7 mm
Frog length (bottom): 36.4 mm
Frog width (top): 9.7 mm (front); 9.4 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 11.1 mm (front); 11.1 mm (back)
Weight: 62.8 grams
ProvenanceWitten acquired from E. M. W. Paul, London, 1963.
Terms
Credit Line: Witten-Rawlins Collection, 1984
Not on view
Object number: 03403