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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

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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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. JUNE

ProvenanceFrancis 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)