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Viola bow
Maker: John Alfred Bolander II
Date: 1985 ca.
Place Made:Santa Cruz, California, United States, North America
Serial No: 1249
SignedDouble-branded on stick, one of the 2 overlapping brands is crooked: BOLANDER
MarkingsStamped 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
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Jack English, 1989
Not on view
Object number: 04662