Title: Mute Violin
Object type: Mute Violin
Date: ca. 1886
Culture: American
Artist:  Charles Francis Albert, Sr. 
Artist bio: (1842–1901)
Artist nationality: American, born Germany
Artist role: Maker
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
Credit line: Gift of Robert and Diane Moss, 1998
Geography:  Philadelphia Pennsylvania  United States      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY