Violin

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Gabrielli Italian

1753

Not on view

Description: two-piece maple back with faint curl of medium width; matching sides and scroll; two-piece spruce top of medium grain, heavily repaired and F-holes recut in 1956; light golden-brown varnish; modern neck and fittings.

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Provenance

Title: Violin
Maker: Attributed to Giovanni Battista Gabrielli (Italian, Florence 1716–1771 Florence)
Date: 1753
Geography: Florence(?), Italy
Culture: Italian
Medium: Maple, spruce, ebony
Dimensions: Body L. 36 cm (14.17 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Credit Line: Bequest of William Winternitz, 1991
Object Number: 1991.28.1
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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