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Viola
The back of this viola is made from one piece of lightly striated maple, rising steeply from the sides and flattening in the centre. The front is similarly arched with distinct hollows along the edges. The button is lop-sided and may have been recut when a new neck was inserted at an angle to the body. The pegbox is original, but the ebony pegs, fingerboard, and ‘duck-bill’ tailpiece are modern
- Date:
after 1746 - Maker:
Wamsley, Peter IISmith, Thomas - Collection:
Ashmolean Museum - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London)
- Measurements:408.5 mm of back length; 190.75 mm upper bout (back) width; 126.25 mm middle bout (back) width; 232.5 mm lower bout (back) width; 383 mm string length