Violin Bow
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This bow was made by an unknown maker, probably in England, 18th century. It is a violin bow made of a very dark brown ironwood. It is both octagonal and fluted. The button is of ivory and is not original to the bow. The unlined ivory frog has an open trench with a 19-point star to one side and a 17-point star on the other side inlaid in black compound with a ring of black around it. The throat opening of the frog is 10.0 mm. The throat at the head is 11.0 mm. There is an ebony face plate on the tip. The bow has no modern camber.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Lex K. Larson in memory of Arthur Larson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1994.0036.05
label: accession number
content: 1994.0036
label: catalog number
content: 1994.0036.05
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bow
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ironwood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ebony (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: horsehair (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5/8 in x 27 1/2 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 69.85 cm x 2.8575 cm