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Pochette
Pochette (Taschengeige) with boat-shaped body. One-piece construction of pegbox, neck and hollowed-out back, but giving the appearance of stave construction with a neck-joint; of maple with figure of slight curl. Front fine-grained, with slight depression at edges; C-shaped soundholes and a heart-shaped opening below end offingerboard; painted purfling. Golden varnish. Lion finial to pegbox and simple gouge-carved ornament to edge of pegbox; ivory pegs. Fingerboard decorated with alternating strips of ?bone and ebony. Tailpiece of bone and ebony hitched to an integral tailbutton. Bridge new.
- Date:
late 17th century/early 18th century - Maker:
Anonymous - Collection:
Royal College of Music Museum - Inventory number:
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Germany
- Measurements:Length: 411mm. Width: 39mm. Depth: 31mm.
- View the original record:http://museumcollections.rcm.ac.uk/collection/Details/collect/1161