DHV:
1007
Tourin ID:
Size:
Treble
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Nicolas III
Médard
Date:
1701
Label Text:
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
B
Brussels
No. of Strings:
6
Collection:
Musée des instruments de musique
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
0483
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Auguste Tolbecque, -1879
Measurements:
Body Length:
String Length:
Rib Depth:
Upper Width:
Middle Width:
Bottom Width:
25
Information
Source:
Lütgendorff 1922, 1:98, 2:326; Mahillon 2/1893, 1:467
Literature:
Lütgendorff 1922, 1:98, 2:326; Mahillon 2/1893, 1:467; Loan 1885, p. 34
Photographs:
On museum’s website (F+S, head back [color]; F+S, neck and head F+S); Lütgendorff 1922, 1:98 (front)
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Table and back decorated with fleurs de lys; rosette; open-back pegbox. C-holes have nicks on inner edges, circular holes on outer edges. Mahillon: viole; museum’s website: alto viol. Lütgendorff’s photo caption gives no location/ownership information, but biographical entry confirms he means this instrument.