Violin Case
date: label: date made
content: 1878 - 1882
notes: label: Description
content: This violin case was made by an unknown maker, possibly France, around 1875-1882, and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It is made of wood lined with blue flannel and a brass handle. This violin case is listed in the accession paperwork as J. Howard Foote item #6097 ½.
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 J. Howard Foote
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.055694
label: catalog number
content: 55694
label: accession number
content: 11535
objectType: label: Object Name
content: case
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: mahogany (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: nickel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: velveteen (lining material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/4 in x 30 1/2 in x 9 1/8 in; 10.795 cm x 77.47 cm x 23.1775 cm