Fibreboard Violin
Fibreboard Violin
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- Description
- This violin was made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania around 1940-1950 by an unknown maker. The violin’s table and back are made of fibreboard, a type of engineered wood.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- violin
- Date made
- 1940-1950
- Place Made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- ID Number
- 1987.0055.08
- catalog number
- 1987.0055.08
- accession number
- 1987.0055
- Credit Line
- Gift of Adam Gallan
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- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Violins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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