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Viola d'amore

mid 18th century
Object PlaceProbably Prague, Czech Republic
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce, ebony
DimensionsLength 74.7 cm, width 24.2 cm (Length 29 7/16 in., width 9 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1719
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsPrinted label: JOACHIM TIELKE / in Hamburg, An. 16 [handwritten: 70]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)