American bass viol
Benjamin Whittemore Willard
(American, 1762–1848)
1810
Object PlaceLancaster, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniquePine, maple
DimensionsLength 122 cm, width 42.7 cm (Length 48 1/16 in., width 16 13/16 in.)
Credit LineFrank B. Bemis Fund
Accession number1987.15
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Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
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Provenance1987, sold by Harold Priest, Damariscotta, Maine, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 21, 1987)
19th century
18th century
about 1700
early 19th century