Bass viola da gamba
Barak Norman
(English, 1651–1724)
1713
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce, ebony
DimensionsLength 118.2 cm, width 37 cm (Length 46 9/16 in., width 14 9/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1716
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Inscriptions1936] Printed label: Barak Norman / at the Bass Viol in / St. Pauls Church=y: / London Fecit / [handwritten: 1713]; stamped on belly: BARAK / NORMAN / LONDON / FECIT ; printed repair label: Restored by John A. GOULD & SONS / [Established 1889] / Violin Makers, Dealers and Repairers / BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS / [handwritten: New inlaid button on back at / base of neck; two new cross / bars, and crack stays on top / back and sides. JUNEProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
