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DHV:
1153
Tourin ID:
Size:
Treble
Place Made:
Maker:
GB
London (Southwark)
Henry
Jaye
Date:
16..
Label Text:
Henry Jaye
Body Shape:
Current Location:
No. of Strings:
-4
Collection:
[Christie’s 10 May 1977, lot 91]
Sound Holes:
Catalog Number:
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Measurements:
Body Length:
39.4
String Length:
Rib Depth:
Upper Width:
Middle Width:
Bottom Width:
Information
Source:
Christie’s 5/10/77, lot 91
Literature:
Christie’s 5/10/77, lot 91
Photographs:
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Christie’s 1977/05/10, lot 91
“A Composite Viola made from a portion of a viol.” Ribs and 5-piece striped back, also female head by Jaye. Table probably late 18th C.; neck early 19th C. Body length taken on back. (Jaye probably died in 1636, per Fleming 2016.)
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