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Alexander Violin

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Alexander Violin

Sylvanus J. Talbott

Date
late 19th century
Medium
Wood, various materials
Dimensions
Total Length: 53.6 cm (21-1/16 in.) Body Length: 45.7 cm (17-9/16 in.) Greatest width: 12.8 cm (5-1/16 in.) String Length between nuts: 44.2 cm (17-7/16 in.) Bow Length: ca 68.4 cm (26-15/16 in.)
Object type
Alexander Violin
Classification
Chordophone-Zither-bowed
Culture
American
Country
United States
Object number
89.4.51a, b
Credit line
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Original Met record

Artist information

Brookline, Massachusetts, 1838–1924 Milford, New Hampshire

The Met object ID 503631. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.