German Violoncello Bow: Museum Object and Cultural History
German Violoncello Bow: date made: 1890 - 1900. Object Name: bow. Physical Description: brazilwood (stick material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This bow was made by an unknown maker in Germany, around 1880-1900. It is a violoncello bow, with a round brazilwood stick with a celluloid face, a nickel silver mounted ebony frog with underslide, and an ebony button with two nickel silver rings (one extant) and a pearl eye. This commercial bow was accessioned with a French violoncello (Cat. #216502).
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1890 - 1900
- Object Name: bow
- Physical Description: brazilwood (stick material)
- Physical Description: celluloid (face material)
- Physical Description: nickel silver (rings; mount material)
- Physical Description: ebony (frog; button material)
- Physical Description: pearl (eye material)
- Measurements: overall: 26 7/8 in x 1 1/2 in x 9/16 in; 68.2625 cm x 3.81 cm x 1.42875 cm
- place made: Germany
- ID Number: MI.216502a
- accession number: 39609
- catalog number: 216502a
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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