Violoncello bow
Alternate name(s)
- Cello bow
Maker
Dominique Peccatte
Date1850 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Place MadeMirecourt, France, Europe
SignedNoneDescriptionGold-mounted
Stick: round; pernambuco
Frog: ebony; gold ferrule, heel-plate, and lining; abalone eyes, abalone slide (current one installed April 2024, original preserved separately); two gold pins into heel plate on underside of frog; one gold pin through heel plate at back of frog; two nickel-silver screws through lining into frog on each side of eyelet; rounded heel
Adjuster: ebony with two gold rings; single gold pins in each ring; abalone eye
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: gold
Grip: black lizard leather
DimensionsStick length: 705 mm
Head height: 27.6 mm
Head width (bottom): 11.5 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.4 mm (top to bottom); 6.0 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.1 mm (top to bottom); 8.2 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 10.2 mm (top to bottom); 9.6 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 23.9-24.2 mm
Frog length (top): 52.9 mm
Frog length (bottom): 53.3 mm
Frog width (top): 9.4 mm (front) - 9.5 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 14.4 mm (back) - 14.5 mm (ferrule)
Weight: 82.1 grams
Credit LineGift of Ken Cancelosi, in memory of Robert Cancelosi, 2023
Object number15737
On View
Not on view
1880-1930 ca.
1950-1970 ca.
1900-1940 ca.
