American bass viol

Benjamin Crehore (American, 1765–1831)

about 1800

Object PlaceMilton, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueMaple, pine, ebony

DimensionsLength 128.5 cm, width 47.1 cm (Length 50 9/16 in., width 18 9/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Christopher Bickford

Accession number1984.79

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsPrinted label: Baseviols / MADE AND SOLD BY / Benjamin C [erased letter] rehore, / IN MILTONProvenance1975, sold by Ira Rushman to Christopher Bickford, Hartford, Connecticut (Director of the Connecticut Historical Society); 1984, gift of Bickford to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 8, 1984)