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DHV:
1157
Tourin ID:
Size:
Treble
Place Made:
Maker:
GB
London (Southwark)
Henry
Jaye
Date:
1627
Label Text:
Henry Jay Southwark 1627
Body Shape:
Current Location:
No. of Strings:
Collection:
[Christie’s 19 Dec. 1974, lot 105]
Sound Holes:
Catalog Number:
Head:
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Measurements:
Body Length:
38.5
String Length:
Rib Depth:
Upper Width:
Middle Width:
Bottom Width:
Information
Source:
Christie’s 12/19/74, lot 105
Literature:
Christie’s 12/19/74, lot 105
Photographs:
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Christie’s 1974/12/19, lot 105
“The instrument would appear to have been partly converted into a viola, probably during the late 18th century.” Back inlaid with geometrical designs; head later. Body length taken on back.
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