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"A species of violin, with three strings of gut, [three] long tuning-pegs of ivory, and two sound holes behind the bridge. The back and upper portion are ornamented with tortoise-shell inlaid with ivory, and the back is decorated with a large rosette" - Carl Engel, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Musical Instruments in the South Kensington Museum, (London, 1874), p. 210.
- Date:
1860 - 1867 (Made) - Maker:
Unknown - Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum - Inventory number:
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Turkey
- Measurements:Length: 15 ½ in Total, Width: 6 in
- View the original record:http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O301277