Viola Bow
Trade Name
A. N. Louis
Date1970-1999 ca.
Place MadeLondon, United Kingdom, Europe
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
SignedBranded on stick at handle toward player, upside down: A.N.LOUISàPARISDescriptionStick: round; pernambuco; handle facets at contact with frog slightly recessed
Frog: ivory; decoratively engraved rose gold ferrule and heel-plate; no lining; highly figured purple abalone eyes surrounded by rose gold rings (Parisian eyes), highly figured purple abalone slide
Adjuster: ivory; two decoratively engraved rose gold rings; highly figured purple abalone eye
Tip plate: ebony-lined, highly engraved rose gold
Wrapping: imitation baleen plastic in alternating light and dark strips
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 728 mm
Head height: 24.5 mm
Head width (bottom): 10.4 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.5 mm (top to bottom); 5.7 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 9.5 mm (top to bottom); 9.5 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 9.8 mm (top to bottom); 9.9 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 22.1-22.4 mm
Frog length (top): 42.9 mm
Frog length (bottom): 44.5 mm
Frog width (top): 9.2 mm (front) - 9.4 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 13.6 mm (back) -13.7 mm (ferrule)
Weight: 63.6 grams
Credit LineGift of Ken Cancelosi, in memory of Robert Cancelosi, 2024
Object number15860
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