Violin
Date1700-1800
MediumSpruce, Maple, Ebony, Ivory
DimensionsOverall: 59.7 x 19.8cm (23 1/2 x 7 13/16in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Carruthers Lashly.
Object number1982-177,1
DescriptionViolin with replaced fingerboard and bass bar. This has an ivory nut and ebony fingerboard, tailpiece, saddle, end button, and tuning pegs. (The tuning pegs have circular inlay of mother of pearl.) The top plate is of spruce; the sides and back plate are of maple. Coating in poor condition.Inscribedsee marks
MarkingsA paper label in the interior is partially readable
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Carruthers Lashley of Decatur, Illinois
ca. 1794
1975
1765-1775
late 18th century
Dated 1764
1795-1811
1730-1750
1767-1775
ca. 1770
1740-1760
1760-1770
1925-1940