DHV:
1208
Tourin ID:
Size:
Pardessus
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Mirecourt
Jean [III]
Vuillaume
Date:
1743
Label Text:
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
F
Paris
No. of Strings:
6
Collection:
Musée de la musique
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
E.980.2.484
Head:
Scroll
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Geneviève Thibault, Comtesse de Chambure, -1979; Georges Le Cerf (no. 269), -1929
Measurements:
Body Length:
34 ±
String Length:
Rib Depth:
Upper Width:
Middle Width:
Bottom Width:
Information
Source:
Museum’s website; Gétreau 1996, p. 737
Literature:
Gétreau 1996, p. 737
Photographs:
On museum’s website (FB+S, head side); Khazine 2004, p. 8 (front)
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Scroll has flat sides. C-holes very upright. Worm damage. 2 pegs don’t match other 4. Museum spells his name “Villaume”. Body length estimated from meter stick shown in website photos; widths 16/12/20, ribs 7, string length 31.