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Title: Double Bass
Former Attribution:
Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence)
Date: 18th century
Geography: Florence, Italy
Culture: Italian
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: Body L. 96 cm (37-13/16 in.); String L. about 94 cm (37 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Credit Line: Purchase, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, Gifts of Dr. and Mrs. Guido S. Corriero and Andrea Manley, by exchange, Rogers Fund, and funds from various donors, 1980
Accession Number: 1980.112
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