Viola Pomposa
The common mark HOPF is branded on the back of the instrument below the button, but inside the instrument is stamped KLEE. This is certainly Josef Klee, of Bohemia, who worked during the 19th century.
Artwork Details
- Title: Viola Pomposa
- Maker: Josef Klee (German, active Leitmertz, Bohemia 1856–1893)
- Date: 19th century
- Geography: Leitmeritz, Bohemia
- Culture: Bohemian
- Medium: Wood
- Dimensions: Total length: 78.2
Total Length: 78.2 cm
Body Length: 43.8 cm
Upper Bout Width: 28.2 cm
Middle Bout Width: 15.4 cm
Rib Height: approximately 60.5 mm at top block
Neck Length: 34.7 cm
Fingerboard Length: 32.6 cm
String Length: 45 cm
Lower Bout Width: 32.8 cm - Classification: Chordophone-Bowed
- Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
- Object Number: 89.4.2716
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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