Viola
This viola, by one of the finest English makers of the late eighteenth century, is in unaltered condition. Its body size is small, both in comparison with seventeenth-century violas and those preferred by modern players. The neck construction represents a transitional stage between traditional and modern styles.
Artwork Details
- Title: Viola
- Maker: Benjamin Banks (1727–1795)
- Date: 1791
- Geography: Salisbury, United Kingdom
- Culture: British
- Medium: Wood
- Dimensions: Body L.: 38.8 cm ( 15-3/8 in.); Body W.: upper bout: 18.5 (7-3/8 in.), center bout: 13.2 cm (5-1/4 in.), lower bout: 22.95 cm ( 9 in.); Rib H.: upper: 3.5 cm (1-3/8 in.), middle and lower - each: 3.5 cm (1--3/8 in.); Vibrating string L.: 35.2 cm (13-7/8 in.)
- Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
- Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy and Robert Rosenbaum, 1979
- Object Number: 1979.177
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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