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Violoncello

Date:: mid-19th century
Geography:: Paris, France
Medium:: Spruce and maple
Dimensions:: Body L.: 75.5 cm (29-1/2 in.); Upper bouts: 34.2 cm (13-1/2 in.) Middle bouts; 23.6 cm (9-1/2 in.; Lower bouts: 43.9 cm (17-1/2 in.)
Classification:: Chordophone-Lute
Credit Line:: Gift of Dr. Peter Blos, 1984
Accession Number:: 1984.114.1

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 684

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: (labelled): Jean Baptiste Vuillaume a Paris/Rue Croix des Petits Champs
References

Agustín Maruri in The Charm of Spain. CD. Recording., EMEC Distribution. 2000.

Libin Laurence. "Notable Acquisitions 1983-1984: Musical Instruments." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin (1984), pg. 82, ill.
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Who
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume (1)
What
Wood (7,651)

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Chordophones (1,444)

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Lutes (698)

Maple (503)

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