Violin bow
Maker
John Kew Dodd
Date1770 -1800 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedBranded on frog away from player: DODDDescriptionThis Dodd bow represents a late-18th century transitional model with hatchet-shaped head. While the form of the head is exaggerated, the craftsmanship is quite fine.
Stick: round; pernambuco; uneven faceting at handle
Head: hatchet shaped with extension on back; large nose; square outline to leading edge; rounded outline to back edge; T-mortise
Frog: ivory without slide; decoratively cut back edge
Adjuster: ivory
Tip plate: none
Dimensions728 mm long
Stick length: 711 mm
Head height: 22.5 mm
Head width (bottom): 10.3 mm
Stick width near tip: 5.4 mm (top to bottom); 5.2 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 7.5 mm (top to bottom); 7.6 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.9 mm (top to bottom); 9.0 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 20.5 mm (front); 18.0 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 43.8 mm
Frog length (bottom): 44.3 mm
Frog width (top): 7.1 mm (front); 7.3 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 10.2 mm (front); 8.5 mm (back)
Weight (without hair): 45.7 grams
ProvenanceAcquired by Witten as a gift of Charles Beare, 1976.
Published ReferencesPeter Walls, “Mozart and the Violin,” Early Music, Vol. XX, No. 1 (February 1992), pp. 7-29.
Credit LineWitten-Rawlins Collection, 1984
Object number03411
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