Double bass
about 1870
Object PlaceProbably France
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce, walnut
DimensionsLength 180.5 cm, width 65.4 cm (Length 71 1/16 in., width 25 3/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1732a
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)
about 1750
1850–1900
about 1790
mid-18th century
late 19th century
early 20th century
about 1830
1840s
19th century
probably 19th century