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Violoncello
Henry Richard Knopf (American, 1860–1939)
1897
Object Place: New York City, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Maple, spruce
Dimensions
Length 128 cm, width 45.5 cm (Length 50 3/8 in., width 17 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Frank Doble Estate
Accession Number1970.652
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionTwo-piece back of maple with medium curl descending slightly from the joint. Ribs and neck similar. Two-piece belly of medium grain spruce. Traditional purfling. Tuning pegs, fingerboard, tailpiece, nut, and saddle of ebony. Metal endpin with walnut collar. Modern type bridge and soundpost. Orange- brown varnish. Traditional interior construction.
InscriptionsPrinted label: Henry Richard Knopf, / [handwritten: No. 91] New York, Anno 18 [handwritten: 97]; stamped inside and below saddle: H. R. KNOPF. NEW YORK
Provenance1970, gift of the estate of Frank C. Doble (1886-1969), Belmont, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 23, 1985)