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Hardanger violin and bow

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