Small Violin

François N. Fourrier Nicolas

1814 (?) · Wood · Musical Instruments

Description: Two-piece back of almost horizontal faint medium curl; narrow ribs of faint curl; scroll and neck plain; table of fine to medium grain opening out toward the right lower bout; fairly opaque brown varnish on orange ground, lighter on back, worn (artificially?) both sides of tail and lower back; the short fingerboard possibly old if not original.

Artist

François N. Fourrier Nicolas

Date

1814 (?)

Medium

Wood

Culture

French

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Français, 1988