Virzi Violin: Museum Object and Cultural History
Virzi Violin: Date made: 1924. maker: Virzi. Object Name: violin.
The object in the museum catalogue
This violin was made by the Virzi’s in New York, New York in 1924. The violin was accessioned with an original 1926 Virzi catalog. The Virzi’s became a well-known New York company, introducing a patent for a “Tone Producer,” which was an extra soundboard inserted inside instruments such as guitars and violins to amplify volume and improve sound.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1924
- maker: Virzi
- Object Name: violin
- Measurements: overall: 14 3/8 in x 8 5/16 in; 36.5125 cm x 21.11375 cm
- Measurements: overall: 24 in x 8 3/8 in x 3 3/8 in; 60.96 cm x 21.2725 cm x 8.5725 cm
- Place Made: United States: New York, New York City
- ID Number: 2006.0155.01
- accession number: 2006.0155
- catalog number: 2006.0155.01
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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