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American bass viol

(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
InscriptionsPrinted label: Baseviols / MADE AND SOLD BY / Benjamin Crehore, / IN MILTON; manuscript label: Made / Anno Domini 1796
ProvenanceBefore 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)
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