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Violoncello
Andréa Castagneri (French, 1696–1747)
1737
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Maple, spruce, ebony
Dimensions
Length 118.6 cm, width 41.5 cm (Length 46 11/16 in., width 16 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maury A. Bromsen
Accession Number2006.1268
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionTwo-piece back and ribs of maple. Two-piece belly of fine-grain spruce. Regular purfling. Neck and pegbox of maple, terminating in carved head of bearded man with hat. Fingerboard, tailpiece, nut, saddle, and end button of ebony. Tuning pegs of rosewood. Endpin of ebony with adjustable point of steel. Yellowish varnish. Internal construction: Normal modern.
InscriptionsPrinted label: André Castagneri Fait à Paris / à l'Hôtel de Soissons 173[7]; stamped at top of back and twice on lower bout (largely effaced): CASTAGNERI
Provenance2006, gift of the estate of Maury A. Bromson to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 2006)