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Practice violin

(American, 1855–1940)
about 1920
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMaple, ebony
DimensionsLength 59.4 cm, width 17.2 cm (Length 23 3/8 in., width 6 3/4 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number1991.72
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on back: E. F. BRYANT
Provenance1991, gift of Harold Priest, Liberty, Maine, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 23, 1991)
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