Russian Model Violin
date: label: Date made
content: 1878 - 1882
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This violin was made in Markneukirchen, Germany around 1880. It is a commercial instrument in Russian form which is constructed with ribs that bulge out from its sides. The edges of the body and ribs are rounded to form a continuous curve with the archings of the table and back. From the plan view the ends of the corners terminate as points. The closed scroll with two volutes and pegbox are rounded en suite with the body. The bass bar is carved from the graduations of the table.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>On page 52 in his 1882-83 catalog, J. Howard Foote describes this instrument (#5880) among the “GERMAN VIOLINS, Russian Model ... Dark red, rounded edges, beautifully made, ebony trs., Russian Style ... $120.00 Per Doz."</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The violin bears a reproduction Rubus label and is made of a two-piece table of spruce, two-piece back of maple with fine, irregular descending figure, ribs are of similar maple, neck of moderately figured maple with stylized rounded pegbox and scroll, and an opaque brown varnish heavily shaded to imitate wear and age.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: Germany: Saxony, Markneukirchen
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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
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of J. Howard Foote
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.055678
label: catalog number
content: 55678
label: accession number
content: 11535
objectType: label: Object Name
content: violin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ebony (tail pieces; finger board; tuning pegs material)
label: Physical Description
content: spruce (table material)
label: Physical Description
content: maple (back material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35.5 cm x 20.5 cm; 14 in x 8 1/16 in