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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Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
Provenance1975, 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)
19th century
early 19th century
