Violin
Date1760-1770
OriginEngland
MediumSpruce, Ebony, Maple, Fruitwood
DimensionsOverall: 59.8 x 20.3cm (23 9/16 x 8in.)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1998-32
DescriptionA much used and much repaired English baroque violin, unlabeled with original neck and bass bar. The fingerboard and tailpiece are replacements.InscribedOn paper label inside, "Repaired by / WILLIAM OLD / FALMOUTH"
Markingssee inscriptions
ProvenanceCW purchased from Wurlitzer-Bruck (NY) in 1998.
Exhibition(s)
ca. 1770
1700-1800
1788-1789
late 18th century
1975
1795-1811
1769 (dated)
ca. 1794
1757
1700
1816
1907-1908