Violin Bow
Description: Round pernambuco stick with octagonal handle, silver and black leather wrapping, French tip with trapezoidal mortise, ivory headplate, replacement ebony liner, ebony frog with Vuillaume guide and rounded edges, silver ferrule and heelplate, mother-of-pearl slide and eyes, octagonal ebony button with two broad silver bands.
Artwork Details
- Title: Violin Bow
- Date: mid-19th century
- Geography: Paris, France
- Culture: French
- Medium: Pernambuco, leather, ivory, ebony, silver, mother-of-pearl, horsehair
- Dimensions: Length of stick 73.2 cm (28-13/16 in.)
Length of hair 65.3 cm (25-13/16 in.)
Weight 57.6 gm. - Classification: Chordophone-Accessories-bow
- Credit Line: Bequest of William Winternitz, 1991
- Object Number: 1991.28.4
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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