Violin case
Date1700-1800 ca.
Place MadeItaly, Europe
DescriptionWaisted form single case; wood-framed; cowhide-covered, the bottom opening for violin and bow to slide in; brass-studded; steel locksProvenanceLaurence Witten acquired from the Bisiach Collection, Venegono Superiore, Italy, 1968.
Purchased by the National Music Museum from Laurence Witten family, New Haven, Connecticut, 1984.
Published ReferencesDavid van Edwards, "Lute Cases and How to Build Them," Lute News Lute Society Magazine 141 (April 2022), p. 11
Credit LineWitten-Rawlins Collection, 1984
Object number03483
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1700-1800 ca.
1700-1800 ca.
1700-1800 ca.
1700-1800 ca.