http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/783592/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDance master's violinprobably 19th centuryPearwood, maple, spruce, ivoryNarrow, elongated boyd of pear wood with five-ribbed back. Arched belly with two sound-holes shaped like the figure 3. Neck of pear wood with peg-box. Tail-piece of boxwood, affixed by ivory tail-pin to the lower block through hole in the belly (not at the bottom!). Four gut strings; movable bridge of standard type, but with narrow base; ivory nut. Lateral pegs. Sound-post.Musical instruments3.0000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/50243/rdf