Violoncello bow

Alternate name(s)

Cello bow

Maker Dodd family

Distributor William Forster

Date1800 ca.

Place MadeLondon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Place MadeLondon, England, 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

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

ProvenanceWitten acquired from E. M. W. Paul, London, 1963.

Credit LineWitten-Rawlins Collection, 1984

Object number03403

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