Hardanger violin and bow

Jorgen Knudsen (Norwegian, late 1830s)

1838

Object PlaceHardanger, Norway

Medium/TechniqueMaple, pine, walnut, bone

DimensionsLength 56.2 cm, width 18.8 cm (Length 22 1/8 in., width 7 3/8 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1722a-b

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsManuscript label: Jorg Knudsen Nü[ri?...] / Fiolinmager ... / 1838ProvenanceFrancis 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)