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Violin bow

Violin bow of light wood, cylindrical for most of its length but shaped into an octagonal section at the frog, it is convex when tensioned. The frog is of ivory with neither slide nor ferrule and is adjusted by means of a screw. Probably contemporary with the violin.

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  • Repository:National Trust, Osterley Park