Pardessus de Viole
Object type: Pardessus de Viole
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: French
Artist: Louis Guersan
Artist bio: French, Paris ca. 1713–after 1781 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1770
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: L. 61.8 cm (24 5/16 in.), Diam. (including bridge) 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-fretted
Geography:  Paris   France  
Credit line: Purchase, Margaret M. Hess Gift, in memory of her father, John D. McCarty, and Gift of Yella Pessl, by exchange, 2001
Accession year: 2001