Object Details
- Description
- This bow was made by an unknown maker in Germany, around 1898-1902. It is a ¾ size violin bow, made of a round brazilwood stick with celluloid face, full nickel-silver mounted ebony frog with plain pearl eyes and underslide, and an ebony button with two nickel-silver rings and pearl eye.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1898-1902
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
- Physical Description
- brazilwood (overall material)
- celluloid (overall material)
- nickel silver (overall material)
- ebony (overall material)
- pearl (overall material)
- horsehair (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 27 1/4 in x 1 3/16 in x 9/16 in; 69.215 cm x 3.01625 cm x 1.42875 cm
- Object Name
- bow
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