Fiddle
Date1885
Artist/Maker
Walter A. Sanford
MediumMaple, spruce, beech, elm, ebony, paint
Dimensions23 7/8" x 8 1/4" x 3 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1994.708.1,A
DescriptionA fiddle of approximately classical design, but with naive painted striping in imitation of fiddleback figureInscription(s)Inscribed "Walter A. Saylor/ fine tone virginia (?)/ Made 1885/ february"ProvenanceCW purchased from J. Roderick Moore of Ferrum, VA, in 1994
late 18th century
