German Violin Bow: Museum Object and Cultural History
German Violin Bow: date made: 1875-1899. Object Name: Bow. Physical Description: pernabuco (overall material).
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This bow was made by an unknown maker in Germany, around 1875-1899. It is a violin bow made of a round pernambuco stick, with an ebony frog with a patented slide arrangement for tightening the bow hair. Marked on the frog:
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1875-1899
- Object Name: Bow
- Physical Description: pernabuco (overall material)
- Physical Description: ebony (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 29 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in x 9/16 in; 74.295 cm x 3.175 cm x 1.42875 cm
- place made: Germany
- ID Number: MI.72.16
- catalog number: 72.16
- accession number: 296918
- Credit Line: Gift of Janos Scholz
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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