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Violin case
Date: 1700-1800 ca.
Place Made:Italy, Europe
DescriptionWaisted form single case; wood-framed; cowhide-covered, the bottom opening for violin and bow to slide in; brass-studded; steel locks
ProvenanceLaurence Witten acquired from the Bisiach Collection, Venegono Superiore, Italy, 1968.
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.
Credit Line: Witten-Rawlins Collection, 1984
Not on view
Published ReferencesDavid van Edwards, "Lute Cases and How to Build Them," Lute News Lute Society Magazine 141 (April 2022), p. 11
Object number: 03483