DHV:
137
Tourin ID:
BRUS 03
Size:
Pardessus
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Saint-Paul
Date:
1742
Label Text:
Pierre Saint-Paul rue Saint-André des Arts à Paris 1742
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
B
Brussels
No. of Strings:
6
Collection:
Musée des instruments de musique
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
1395
Head:
Putto
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
V. & J. Mahillon, Brussels, -1883
Measurements:
Body Length:
32.2
String Length:
Rib Depth:
5.8
Upper Width:
15.2
Middle Width:
10.9
Bottom Width:
19.2
Information
Source:
A.Pappano to TGM (2022); Mahillon 1900, 3:39; PT visits 6/77 & 9/78 (?)
Literature:
Mahillon 1900, 3:39
Photographs:
On museum’s website (front [color]); Bragard 1968, pl. IV.11 (front)
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Museum’s website: “high treble viol” (formerly quinton). Stolen in 1980, recovered in 2022 (see https://www.mim.be/en/collection-piece/pardessus-de-viole). Back widths 15.0/10.2/19.0.