Violin Bow
Object type: Violin Bow
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: American
Artist: Henry Richard Knopf
Artist bio: American, born Markneukirchen, Germany, 1860–1939 New York City
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: late 19th or early 20th century
Medium: Pernambuco, silver, leather, ivory, ebony, silver, mother-of-pearl, horsehair 	
Dimensions: Length of stick: 73.1 cm (28-1/2 in.) 
Length of hair 65.7 cm (25-2/3 in) 
Weight 54.9 gm
Classification: Chordophone-Accessories-bow
Geography:  New York  New York United States  
Credit line: Gift of Samuel and Eva Eisenstein, 1983
Accession year: 1983