Title: Violoncello
Object type: Violoncello
Date: ca. 1800
Culture: French
Artist: Attributed to François-Louis Pique 
Artist bio: French, Roret 1757–1822 Charenton-Saint-Maurice
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Maker
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
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
Geography:  Paris   France      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY