Violin Bow
Unknown
mid-19th century · Pernambuco, leather, ivory, ebony, silver, mother-of-pearl, horsehair · Musical Instruments
Description: Round pernambuco stick with octagonal handle, silver and black leather wrapping, French tip with trapezoidal mortise, ivory headplate, replacement ebony liner, ebony frog with Vuillaume guide and rounded edges, silver ferrule and heelplate, mother-of-pearl slide and eyes, octagonal ebony button with two broad silver bands.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- mid-19th century
- Medium
- Pernambuco, leather, ivory, ebony, silver, mother-of-pearl, horsehair
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Musical Instruments
- Credit line
- Bequest of William Winternitz, 1991
