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Practice violin

(American, 1842–1901)
about 1886
Object PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/TechniqueMaple, ebony, brass
Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund
Accession number2010.614
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBy 1976, William Moennig & Son Violins, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; June 25, 2010, Moennig Collection sale, Tarisio Auctions, New York, lot 545, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 22, 2010)
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