Violin Bow
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Round stick of pernambuco wood, octagonal near the frog; body of the frog is ebony with mother-of-pearl inlay, bone screw; hair missing.
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Not on view
Round stick of pernambuco wood, octagonal near the frog; body of the frog is ebony with mother-of-pearl inlay, bone screw; hair missing.
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Title: Violin Bow
Date: 19th century
Culture: European
Medium: Pernambuco, ebony, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: L.: 74.6 cm (29-3/16 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Accessories-bow
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. George C. Vaillant, Miss Marian Vaillant and Mrs. Benjamin Tenney Jr., in memory of their brother, Louis D. Vaillant, 1944
Object Number: 44.50.5
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