Dunn & Co. Practice Violoncello
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
name: label: maker
content: Dunn & Co.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This practice violoncello was made by Dunn & Co. in England, 19th century. This instrument is made of a one-piece table of spruce, body carved from one piece of plain maple, plain maple neck, pegbox and scroll, and semi-transparent reddish-brown varnish. Accessioned with original custom case. The case is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>DUNN & CO CALCUTTA</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This is a nicely crafted practice instrument with a long boat-shaped body designed to have limited sound volume. The slender arched table bears painted purfling and delicately carved f-holes. The body and sides are fashioned of a single piece of maple. The fingerboard bears fifteen flush inlaid “frets” to indicate finger locations. The instrument is accompanied by a rosewood end-pin and a carefully fitted mahogany case with brass hardware</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Cellos
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Made available through the Cooper Union Museum
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.60.1410
label: catalog number
content: 60.1410
label: accession number
content: 227687
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cello
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: spruce (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: maple (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: cello: 6 1/2 in x 5 5/8 in x 47 1/2 in; 16.51 cm x 14.2875 cm x 120.65 cm
label: Measurements
content: tail pin: 11 1/4 in x 3/4 in; 28.575 cm x 1.905 cm