American bass viol
1800–25
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniquePine, walnut
DimensionsLength 134 cm, width 50.2 cm (Length 52 3/4 in., width 19 3/4 in.)
Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession number1982.475
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Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
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Provenance1982, sold by Harold Priest, Harvard, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 13, 1982)
early 19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
about 1870
19th century
late 19th century
mid-18th century