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DHV:
1153
Tourin ID:
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Size:

Treble

Place Made:

Maker:

GB

London (Southwark)

Henry

Jaye

Date:

16..

Label Text:

Henry Jaye

Body Shape:

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Current Location:

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No. of Strings:

-4

Collection:

[Christie’s 10 May 1977, lot 91]

Sound Holes:

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Catalog Number:

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Head:

Female

Private Owner:

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Previous Owner:

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Measurements:

Body Length:

39.4

String Length:

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Rib Depth:

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Upper Width:

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Middle Width:

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Bottom Width:

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Information

Source:

Christie’s 5/10/77, lot 91

Literature:

Christie’s 5/10/77, lot 91

Photographs:

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Recordings:

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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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