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Practice violin
Edmund Franklin Bryant (American, 1855–1940)
about 1920
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Maple, ebony
Dimensions
Length 59.4 cm, width 17.2 cm (Length 23 3/8 in., width 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number1991.72
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionCigar-shaped body with flat front, back, and sides, of solid maple, with long cut-outs in upper and lower half separated by septum. Curved maple pieces attached to upper and lower end of body. Maple neck. Tuning pins, fingerboard, tailpiece, nut, saddle, and end button of ebony. Bridge of maple. Orange-brown varnish.
InscriptionsStamped on back: E. F. BRYANT
Provenance1991, gift of Harold Priest, Liberty, Maine, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 23, 1991)