Viola bow
Maker
John Alfred Bolander II
Date1985 ca.
Place MadeSanta Cruz, California, United States, North America
Serial No.1249
SignedDouble-branded on stick, one of the 2 overlapping brands is crooked: BOLANDERMarkingsStamped on “inside” of bow stick, facing hair; also handwritten on tip: 1249
DescriptionOctagonal stick, tortoiseshell frog mounted with gold and abalone. Octagonal button of gold. Ivory tip.
ProvenanceGiven to donor by John Bolander, himself; apparently stick was made some time ago and put aside. The completion of the bow was done in ca. 1985, when the maker was 93
Credit LineGift of Jack English, 1989
Object number04662
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