Mute Violin
Not on view
This is an unusual and rare form of a "mute" or "practice" violin without a back or soundchamber. Even though it was made for private use, the instrument has a festooned body, a shield shaped head, and a carved geometrical rosette in a circular sound holes. Around the soundhole and corners are inlaid mother-of-pearl studs. The workmanship and decoration are rather crude, suggesting the instument was not built by a trained luthier.
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