Bridge for American bass viol
early 19th century
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueMaple
DimensionsHeight 6.9 cm, width 9.2 cm. thickness 1 cm
Credit LineWilliam Lindsey Fund
Accession number1982.6
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Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
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ProvenanceBefore 1982, acquired from Bergman (a dealer), Providence, Rhode Island, by Harold Priest, Harvard, Massachusetts; 1982, gift of Priest to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 13, 1982)
1809
about 1740-1780
about 1700–20
1800–12
about 1807–10
1986
19th century
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1997
about 1750–90