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Violin bow

Violin bow

Date: 1820-1837 ca.
Place Made:Markneukirchen, Upper Saxony, Germany, Europe
Serial No: none
Signedunsigned
DescriptionFrog is missing. Frog-end of stick is ornamented (“fluted”) with strips of mother-of-
pearl. One flute is ornamented with alternating square inlays of ebony and a white
(paste?) filler.
There is a very worn thumb grip and a metallic wrapping
The hatchet-shaped head bears a bone plate
ProvenanceBelonged to Bisiach family of Milan.
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Laurence Witten, 1990
Not on view
Object number: 05038