Thibouville-Lamy Violin (1/2 size)
date: label: date made
content: 1885-1895
notes: label: Description
content: This violin was made by the firm of Jerome Thibouville-Lamy, in Mirecourt, France around 1885-1895. The 1891 Thibouville-Lamy catalog lists this instrument as "No. O Violin ½ size, Medio Fino (brown or red) - each $2.60." Full size Medio Fino violins in this quality are advertised: "100 Medio-fino delivered in New York packing free $264.00." In this ½ size example, the fittings are of solid ebony, and the violin of semi-opaque reddish-brown color is scribed on the edges in imitation of purfling. The violin is made of a one-piece table of spruce with irregular grain, two-piece back of plain maple with similar plain ribs, and an original maple neck with pegbox and closed scroll.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: France: Grand Est, Mirecourt
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Violins
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Albert F. and Lorette M. Moglie
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0583.04
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0583.04
label: accession number
content: 1987.0583
objectType: label: Object Name
content: violin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: spruce (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: maple (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 20 in x 6 3/4 in x 3 1/4 in; 50.8 cm x 17.145 cm x 8.255 cm