DHV:
695
Tourin ID:
PARIS 04
Size:
Pardessus
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Louis
Guersan
Date:
1755
Label Text:
Ludovicus / GUERSAN / propé / Comoediam / Gallicam / LUTETIOE / Anno 1751 [sic] [printed]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
F
Paris
No. of Strings:
6
Collection:
Musée de la musique
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
E.0068 (formerly C.145)
Head:
Cherub
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Louis Clapisson, Paris, -1861
Measurements:
Body Length:
32.5
String Length:
Rib Depth:
6
Upper Width:
16
Middle Width:
11.5
Bottom Width:
19
Information
Source:
Museum’s website; Museum to M. Herzog to TGM, 2/00; PT visits 6/77 & 9/78
Literature:
Gétreau 1996, p. 643; Chouquet 1884, p. 33
Photographs:
On museum’s website (FB+S, head side; front 7/8, head 3/4 [color])
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Striped back and ribs, double purfling on table. Restored by E. Français March 1943. On display 8/02 with violin, viola, and cello by same maker (website also has photo of this grouping).