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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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
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)
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