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Image Not Available for English violette (with later alterations)
English violette (with later alterations)
Image Not Available for English violette (with later alterations)

English violette (with later alterations)

1725–50
Object PlaceAustria or southern Germany
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce, ebony
DimensionsLength 84 cm, width 26 cm (Length 33 1/16 in., width 10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1720a
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsManuscript label (very faded): Giovan Grancino / Milano, 1696ProvenanceFrancis 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)
Restricted: For reference only
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