Violin bow

Details

• Title

  Violin bow

• Artist/maker

  Anonymous French

• Associated place

  Europe › France (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1789

• Material and technique

  pernambuco, ivory, horsehair

• Object type

  performance arts › music equipment › musical instrument

• Dimensions

  0.53 cm stick smallest point (width)
  1.63 cm stick 1/4 hair length (width)
  0.75 cm stick 1/2 hair length (width)
  0.77 cm stick 3/4 hair length (width)
  0.79 cm stick front of frog (width)
  0.84 cm stick end of stick (width)
  0.53 cm stick smallest point (height)
  0.63 cm stick 1/4 hair length (height)
  0.73 cm stick 1/2 hiar length (height)
  0.8 cm stick 3/4 hair length (height)
  0.78 cm stick front of frog (height)
  0.84 cm stick end of stick (height)
  74 cm bow overall (length)
  26.3 cm bow balance point (length)
  64.2 cm bow hair length (length)
  49 g bow (weight)
  2.92 cm head (length)
  2.5 cm head (height)
  0.87 cm head (width)
  0.8 cm head hair (width)
  4.56 cm frog (length)
  1.98 cm frog (height)
  1.33 cm frog (width)
  0.95 cm frog hair (width)
  1.34 cm adjuster (length)

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• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mr A. Phillips Hill, in accordance with the wishes of Arthur and Alfred Hill, 1948.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 39 | Music and Tapestry

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1948.144

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