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Violoncello made of violin case
Alternate name:Cello
Maker: M. C. Y.
Date: 1934
Place Made:St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, North America
Serial No: none
SignedLabel: 19 Antonio Boloni 34 / Faciebat Anno. NRA 1[label torn after this number] / M. C. Y.
MarkingsNailed onto the back of the case is a metal nameplate: FROM / WICKES / Northampton, Mass.
DescriptionMade from an old wood violin case, with handle
Front and back are ornately decorated in gold paint
A wooden device on the back can be turned horizontally to accommodate instrument on belly
‘cello scroll and pegbox, fingerboard and tailpiece attached; also bridge: JOHN JUZEK / SCHÖNBACK
‘cello endpin at lower end
Front and back are ornately decorated in gold paint
A wooden device on the back can be turned horizontally to accommodate instrument on belly
‘cello scroll and pegbox, fingerboard and tailpiece attached; also bridge: JOHN JUZEK / SCHÖNBACK
‘cello endpin at lower end
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 04736