Pochette

Unknown

18th century (?) · Wood · Musical Instruments

Dancing was an expected aristocratic accomplishment. Instruction was given at home by a visiting dance master, who played a small fiddle to provide music for the lessons. The compact, slender shape of these instruments made them easy to transport and gave them the name pochette, which suggests that they were carried in one's coat pocket. Description: Straight-sided solid flamed maple body with seven facets on back, integral hollowed neck, plain hooked head with flat termination, purfled top with F holes, maple fingerboard with dark purfling, tailpiece does not match.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century (?)

Medium

Wood

Culture

French

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889