Yankee Bass Viol
Object type: Yankee Bass Viol
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: American
Artist: Joseph Minot
Artist bio: American, active Westminster, Massachusetts ca. 1817–31
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1823
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: Body L. 79.1 cm (31-1/8 in.); Upper bouts 36.9 cm (14-9/16 in.); Center bouts 26.7 cm (10-1/2 in.); Lower bouts 46 cm (18-1/8 in.); String L. +70.5 cm (+27-3/4 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Geography:  Westminster  Massachusetts United States  
Credit line: Gift of Assunta Dell' Aquila, 1991
Accession year: 1991