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Violin

Early 19th-century English violin with original neck and bass bar. Front of fine to wide grain; moderate arching; f-shaped soundholes; single purfling. Ribs and two-piece back of maple with figure of medium curl. Red-brown varnish. Boxwood pegs.

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  • Inscriptions:Printed label: "1819 William Forster Jnr / Violin, Violoncello, Tenor & Bow-maker / to their ROYAL HIGHNESSES the PRINCE OF WALES & DUKE OF CUMBERLAND / London No 31 [1819, Jnr and No 31 handwritten]"; Prince of Wales’s feathers on left, royal arms on right
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 598mm. Width: 205mm.