German Violin Bow
German Violin Bow
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- Description
- This bow was made by an unknown maker in Germany, around 1875-1899. It is a violin bow made of an octagonal snakewood stick with an ivory face, a full nickel silver mounted ebony frog with plain pearl eyes and slide, and an ebony button with two nickel silver rings and pearl eye.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- bow
- date made
- 1875-1899
- unspecified
- Hough, Walter
- place made
- Germany
- Physical Description
- snakewood (overall material)
- ivory (overall material)
- nickel silver (overall material)
- ebony (overall material)
- pearl (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 29 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in x 1/2 in; 74.295 cm x 3.175 cm x 1.27 cm
- ID Number
- MI.372249
- catalog number
- 372249
- accession number
- 132469
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Walter Hough
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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