Tenor viol

On display

Details

  • Title

    Tenor viol

  • Artist/maker

    Richard Blunt (active 1591 - 1605)
  • Associated place

    London (place of creation)
  • Date

    1605
  • Material and technique

    maple, pine

  • Object type

  • Dimensions

    104 cm overall (length)
    55.5 cm of belly (length)
    26.8 cm upper bout (back) (width)
    19.5 cm middle bout (back) (width)
    31.6 cm lower bout (back) (width)
    58.5 cm string (length)
  • No. of items

    1

  • Credit line

    Presented by W. E. Hill & Sons, 1939.

  • Museum location

    Second floor | Gallery 39 | Music and Tapestry
  • Museum department

    Western Art

  • Accession no.

    WA1939.34

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Further reading

Boyden, David D., The Hill Collection of Musical Instruments in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford/OUP, 1969), 6

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