Rebec
Rebec
- Description
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This rebec was made by an unknown maker, provenance unknown, probably 19th century. It is a composite instrument with a one-piece table of poplar, body, neck and pegbox carved from one piece of similar poplar. The wood is not varnished but finished with a colored penetrating oil.
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This instrument appears to be a crude copy of a rebec in the style of catalog #095310. It does not appear to have ever functioned as a playing object. Acquired from the collection of Leopoldo Franciolini in 1892.
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Leopoldo Franciolini (1844–1920) was an Italian antique dealer who flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is remembered as a fraudster who sold faked and altered historical musical instruments.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- rebec
- date made
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- poplar (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 3/8 in x 23 5/8 in x 5 3/8 in; 11.1125 cm x 60.0075 cm x 13.6525 cm
- ID Number
- MI.095309
- accession number
- 26256
- catalog number
- 095309
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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