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Violin bow

A violin bow of reddish hardwood with octagonal stick; the face of tip, the ferrule, the end-piece of the slide, the ends of screw and the fleu-de-lis inlaid on both sides of frog are of gold; the frog is of ebony with mother-of-pearl inlay in slide and screw.

  • Date:
    c.1950
  • Maker:
    Watson, William
  • Collection:
    Ashmolean Museum
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  • Place of production:
    London (Timezone: Europe/London)
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  • Materials:hardwood, silver, horsehair
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  • Inscriptions:inscription/mark: W.E.Hill & Sons (Stamped)|inscription/mark: W (Beneath frog)|inscription/mark: AFH [for Alfred Frederick Hird] (Stamped)|inscription/mark: 7|inscription/mark: 7 (on tip under horsehair)
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  • Repository:Ashmolean Museum
  • Measurements:740 mm approx. length