Violin with three loose strings. Rectangular case with red velvet interior. Two bows stored in lid of case, one from Paris, the other from Germany.
violins
wood (plant material)
gut
horsehair
leather
velvet (fabric weave)
Instrument, Stringed
Fiddle
Violin
Violin
"Thomas N. Codman"
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Possibly Fendt, Bernhard Simon, I, 1756-1832 (Maker)
Possibly Fendt, Bernhard Simon, II, 1800-1852 (Maker)
Bernadel, Gustave (Vendor)
London, England; Paris
5.25 x 38.375 x 12 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.2658
Ville de Paris department (Île-de-France, France) [department]
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