Hardanger Fiddle, 1756
Isak N. Botnen/Skår (Norwegian, 1669–1759) and Trond Isaksen Flatebø (Norwegian, 1713–1772)
Pine, birch, and other woods, bone, lignum vitae and mother-of-pearl inlay; 22 3/16 x 7 1/4 in. (56.4 x 18.4 cm); Body L. 13 1/4 in. (33.6 cm)
Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946 (46.34.7)
Technical Glossary
Isak N. Botnen/Skår (Norwegian, 1669–1759) and Trond Isaksen Flatebø (Norwegian, 1713–1772)
Pine, birch, and other woods, bone, lignum vitae and mother-of-pearl inlay; 22 3/16 x 7 1/4 in. (56.4 x 18.4 cm); Body L. 13 1/4 in. (33.6 cm)
Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946 (46.34.7)
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Related Index Terms
Geography/Place
- • Musical Instrument, organized by culture, Europe
- • Musical Instrument, organized by culture, Europe, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
Material and Technique
- • Shell
- • Wood, Musical Instrument
- • Wood, organized by technique
- • Wood, organized by technique, Inlaid
- • Wood, organized by type
- • Wood, organized by type, Birch
- • Wood, organized by type, Pine
Object
Technical Glossary
- • Birch
- • bone
- • Inlay
- • lignum vitae
- • mother–of–pearl
- • Pine
- • Wood
