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Viola
Viola

Viola

Joseph Hill (English, 1715–1784)
about 1750–60
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce, ebony
DimensionsLength 62.7 cm, width 23.1 cm (Length 24 11/16 in., width 9 1/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1730
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
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)