Violoncello
Object type: Violoncello
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: French
Artist: François-Louis Pique
Artist bio: French, Roret 1757–1822 Charenton Saint Maurice
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1800
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: L. 121.8 cm (47-15/16 in.); Body L. 75.5 cm (29-11/16 in.); String L. 68.5 cm (26-15/16 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Geography:  Paris   France  
Credit line: Purchase, The Astor Foundation, Mrs. Jackson Burke, J. Richardson Dilworth, Mrs. Harold H. Krechmer, in memory of Harold H. Krechmer, and American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Gifts; Rogers Fund; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory W. Mandeville, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, Gifts of Mrs. Harold H. Krechmer and Helen Blank, in memory of Therese Gittler, by exchange; and funds from various donors, 1983
Accession year: 1983