Violoncello bow
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Cello bow
Maker
Dominique Peccatte
Date1850 ca.
Place MadeMirecourt, France, Europe
Place MadeParis, 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
ProvenanceThis bow was purchased by Robert Cancelosi from Wil Hanson of The Fiddle Shop, Cincinnati, in 1970.
Certificate of Authenticity from Wil Hanson (The Fiddle Shop, Cincinnati), March 1970
Certificate of Authenticity from William Moennig & Son, Inc., September 1960, issued to Catherine W. Farley.
Credit LineGift of Ken Cancelosi, in memory of Robert Cancelosi, 2023
Object number15737
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