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137 Results Found

Image	Title of Work of Art	Artist or Culture of Origin	Date or Style or Period	Materials and Techniques	Accession Number	Collection
	Ud	Les fils de Gamil Georges	1977	Mahogany, spruce, beech, plastic, abalon...	1982.143.1	Musical Instruments
	Gift of Mrs. Harold H. Krechmer, in memory of her husband, 1982
	Viola d'amore	Johannes Florenus Guidantus	18th century	Spruce, maple	2009.41	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2009
	Viola da Gamba (Viol)	Richard Meares	1680	Wood	1982.324	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Louis V. Bell Fund, Mrs. Vincent Astor Gift, and funds from various donors, 1982
	Violetta	Giovanni Grancino	1701	Spruce, maple, ebony, ivory	2008.1	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2008
	Violin	Nicolò Amati	1669	Spruce, maple, other woods	1974.229	Musical Instruments
	Gift of Evelyn Stark, 1974
	Violin	Antonio Stradivari	1693	Wood	55.86a-c	Musical Instruments
	Gift of George Gould, 1955
	Violin	Andrea Amati	ca. 1560	Maple, spruce, various other materials	1999.26	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 1999
	Violin		ca. 1625	Wood	1990.7	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1990
	Violin	Joachim Tielke	ca. 1685	Wood	1992.333	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1992
	Violin "The Antonius"	Antonio Stradivari	1711	Maple, spruce, ebony	34.86.1	Musical Instruments
	Bequest of Annie Bolton Matthews Bryant, 1933
	Violin "The Francesca"	Antonio Stradivari	1694	Maple, spruce, ebony	34.86.2	Musical Instruments
	Bequest of Annie Bolton Matthews Bryant, 1933
	Violoncello Head	School of Joachim Tielke	ca. 1670–80	Maple	1998.458	Musical Instruments
	Gift of M-K Enterprises, 1998
	Walking-Stick Flute/Oboe	Georg Henrich Scherer	ca. 1750–57	Narwhal tusk, ivory, gilt brass	2006.86a-c	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2006
	Whistle		19th century	Wood, pigment	89.4.2243	Musical Instruments
	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
	Whistle		19th century	Wood, metal, feathers	89.4.2058	Musical Instruments
	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
	Xiao		18th–19th century; Qing dynasty	Porcelain	1988.91	Musical Instruments
	Rogers Fund, 1988
	Xun (ovoid ocarina)		206 B.C.–220 A.D.; Han dynasty	Pottery	2005.14	Musical Instruments
	Gift of Joseph G. Gerena, 2005

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