Double bass
Abraham Prescott
(American, 1789–1858)
1823
Object PlaceDeerfield, New Hampshire, United States
Medium/TechniqueMaple, pine
DimensionsLength 190 cm, width 68.2 cm (Length 74 13/16 in., width 26 7/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Frank G. Webster
Accession number1987.22
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsManuscript label: Bass Viols / Made and sold by / Abraham Prescott / Deerfield, N. H., Sept. 30, 1823 / No. 33Provenance1823, sold by the artist to John Ashton, music publisher and instrument dealer, Boston, Massachusetts; after 1823, presumably sold by Ashton to the Rocky Hill Meeting House, Amesbury, Massachusetts; before 1987, acquired by Mr. Carnett, Amesbury, who indicated that the object was brought to his house from the meeting house many years prior; by 1987, sold by Mr. Carnett to Harold Priest, Damariscotta, Maine; 1987, sold by Priest to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 21, 1987)
