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Violin

(American, 1787–1860)
about 1850
Object PlaceChester, New Hampshire
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce
DimensionsOverall (approximate): 58.5 × 21 cm (23 1/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
Lender accessory (Case--approximate): 70 × 30 cm (27 9/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Batchelder family in memory of Richard Stevens Batchelder
Accession number2022.1353
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBy 1982, Richard Stevens Batchelder (b. 1924 - d. 2008), Nahant, MA; 2008, to the estate of Richard Stevens Batchelder; 2022, gift of the estate of Richard Stevens Batchelder to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2022)
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