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Violin
David Henderson (Scottish, active 19th century)
1800–30
Object Place: Aberdeen, Scotland
Medium/Technique
Maple, spruce, ebony
Dimensions
Length 58.5 cm, width 21 cm (Length 23 1/16 in., width 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Joseph A. and Helene W. Luongo
Accession Number1983.159
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
InscriptionsStamped on back: D. HENDERSON / ABERDEEN
ProvenanceBefore 1920s, "Captain" (?) MacGlaughlin, a Scotsman working the docks of Lynn, Massachusetts; after 1920s, William D. Maruzzi, Andover, Massachusetts; by 1983, Joseph A. and Helene W. Luongo, Still River, Massachusetts; 1983, gift of Joseph A. and Helene W. Luongo to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 9, 1983)