Violin bow
DateCa. 1760
OriginEngland
MediumBubinga wood (est); African blackwood (est), bone, metal, hair, silk (est), metal thread
DimensionsOverall length: 27 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1993-10
DescriptionViolin bow, made from Bubinga wood from West Africa; a typical "swan head"; the frog has an open hair channel and is made from African blackwood; the button is bone; bow is lapped with silver tinsel and yellow roped silk.Inscription(s)noneMark(s)noneProvenanceWurlitzer-Bruck, New York
Ca. 1770-1790
Ca. 1810
late nineteenth century
ca. 1770
1795-1805
1830-1838
1785-1795
1750-1800
