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Attributed to Amsterdam School Dutch
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Fluted and carved snakewood stick with swan's beak head; open, carved ivory frog; and elongated, turned ivory button. Modern tinsel wrapping. The bow has a slight inward camber.
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Title: Violin Bow
Maker:
Attributed to Amsterdam School
Date: ca. 1740
Culture: European
Medium: Snakewood, ivory, horsehair
Dimensions: 72.4 cm (28 1/2 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Accessories-bow
Credit Line: Purchase, Kenneth and Andrea Miron Gift, in memory of Berend Möller, 2003
Accession Number: 2003.116
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