Violin Bow
Technical description: Round pernambuco stick, very heavy and stiff, with octagonal handle, silver and black leather wrapping, French tip with trapezoidal mortise, ivory headplate, ebony liner, ebony frog with prismatic guide, gold underside, gold ferrule, mother-of-pearl slide, mother-of-pearl eyes (one missing) in gold ring, gold and mother-of-pearl heelplate, octagonal ebony button with two gold bands and missing eye.
Artwork Details
- Title: Violin Bow
- Date: 19th century
- Geography: France?
- Culture: probably French
- Medium: Pernambuco, leather, silver, ivory, ebony, gold, mother-of-pearl, horsehair
- Dimensions: Length of stick: 73.3 cm (28-7/8 in.)
Length of hair: 65.3 (25-11/16 in.)
Weight: 64.2 gm - Classification: Chordophone-Accessories-bow
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert L. Crowell, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.388.2
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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