Heirloom Saxon violin and bow
date: label: Date
content: 1820s - 1870s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Joseph Fox
notes: label: Description
content: An heirloom Saxon violin (a) and bow (b), with black case (2020.28.2). The violin is constructed of light brown wood, maple on the back and pine or spruce on the front. It features a black chinrest, fingerboard and tailpiece with fine tuners. On the crotch of the bridge is a maker's mark reading ‘Wurlitzer Wilhelmy.’ On the reverse of the violin near the neck is carved the letters HEM. The violin has had numerous repairs and modifications over the years. The bow (b) is similar in hue to the violin with an embellished frog with mother of pearl inlay.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clarence P. Cameron
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.28.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: violins
label: Type
content: musical instruments
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood with metal and pearl
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2020.28.1a Violin): 3 5/8 × 7 5/8 × 23 in. (9.2 × 19.4 × 58.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2020.28.1b Bow): 1 × 1/2 × 28 5/8 in. (2.5 × 1.3 × 72.7 cm)