Violoncello made of violin case
Alternate name(s)
- Cello
Maker
M. C. Y.
Date1934
Place MadeSt. 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
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04736
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