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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

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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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)