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Bow for bumbass
19th century
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Walnut
Dimensions
59 x 5 x 0.7 cm (23 1/4 x 1 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1736
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Accessories
DescriptionThin notched strip of walnut with roughly cut handle and fifteen notches.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)