Mute Violin
Object type: Mute Violin
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: American
Artist: Charles Francis Albert, Sr.
Artist bio: (1842–1901)
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American, born Germany
Date: ca. 1886
Medium: Maple, ebony, brass, various other materials
Dimensions: L. of body  35.7-35.9 cm (14-1/16 - 14-1/8 in);  L. Overall 60.8 cm (23-15/16 in); Max. Width 19.2 cm (7-9/16 in) lower bouts
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Geography:  Philadelphia  Pennsylvania United States  
Credit line: Gift of Robert and Diane Moss, 1998
Accession year: 1998