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Unfinished violin made after Maggini, Brescia school. One-piece top made of spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst). Two-piece back, scroll, neck, and ribs made of maple. Fingerboard and saddle made of ebony. Double purfling. Back seam is cleated on inside. The Latin inscription on the back may be translated to: "In the woods, I lived in silence; now dead, I sing."
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1850–1918 - Maker:
Neuner & Hornsteiner [Corporation] - Collection:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Inventory number:
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Mittenwald (Timezone: Europe/Berlin) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:321.322-71 Necked box lutes or necked guitars sounded by bowing with a bow
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- Decorative elements:Decorative purfling inlay on the back, with typical Maggini fleur-de-lis designs.
- Inscriptions:Paper label inside reads: "NEUNER & HORNSTEINER / aus / Mittenwald IN Oberbayern."|Inscribed on the back: "In silvis viva silui / Jam mor= tua cano."
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.322-71 Necked box lutes or necked guitars sounded by bowing with a bow
- Repository:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Measurements:Height: 605mm. Width at lower bout: 210mm. Body height measured on back: 365mm