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Viol d’ Amore

The complicated carved outline of this large instrument has been made from maple and has a peg box which terminates in a carved head of a blindfolded man. It has 7 playing strings and 14 sympathetic strings.

  • Date:
    1716
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  • Collection:
    Dean Castle
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  • Place of production:
    Germany
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  • Period:18th century
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  • Repository:Dean Castle
  • Measurements:length 482mm