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Folk violin
19th century
Object Place: United States, New England region
Medium/Technique
Pine, oak
Dimensions
Length 62.5 cm, width 20.5 cm (Length 24 5/8 in., width 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Frank G. Webster
Accession Number1987.14
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionNon-traditional body outline with angular corners and all flat surfaces. Flat two-piece back of slab-cut pine. Ribs similar. Neck of oak. Crude pine scroll with no carving. Back of pegbox open. Two-piece belly of slab-cut pine. No purfling. Crude F-holes with no notches. Tuning pegs, fingerboard, tailpiece, nut, saddle, and end button of stained hardwood. Homemade bridge of oak with carved heart connecting legs. Stained brown with no varnish. Interior construction: Footed neck. Back and belly glued directly to ribs; no liners or corner blocks.
Provenance1987, sold by Harold Priest, Damariscotta, Maine, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 21, 1987)