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Tenor violin
Tenor violin

Tenor violin

early 19th century
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, pine, ebony
DimensionsLength 86 cm, width 31.3 cm (Length 33 7/8 in., width 12 5/16 in.)
Credit LineEdwin M. Ripin Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated by Friends of the Collection
Accession number1977.65
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1977, sold by the estate of Edwin M. Ripin (1930-1975), Forest Hills, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 9, 1977)
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