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American bass viol

Benjamin Crehore (American, 1765–1831)

about 1800

Object PlaceMilton, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueMaple, pine, ebony

DimensionsLength 121.5 cm, width 42.1 cm (Length 47 13/16 in., width 16 9/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of the New England Conservatory of Music

Accession number1983.148

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsPrinted label: Baseviols / MADE AND SOLD BY / Benjamin Crehore, / IN MILTON; manuscript label: Made / Anno Domini 1796ProvenanceBefore 1967, gift of Wallace Goodrich, Director of the New England Conservatory of Music 1931–1942, Boston, Massachusetts; 1983, gift of the New England Conservatory of Music to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 9, 1983)