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 viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
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)
late 19th century
mid 18th century
