DHV:
717
Tourin ID:
PARIS 27
Size:
Pardessus
Label Text:
Place Made:
F, Paris
Maker:
Louis
Guersan
Date:
1751
“Ludovicus Guersan propé Comoediam Gallicam Lutetiae Anno 176 “
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
F, Paris
Sound Holes:
C
Collection:
Musée de la musique
No. of Strings:
5
Catalog Number:
E.2041
Head:
Cherub
Previous Owner:
Henri Cesbron, 1916-34; Paul Cesbron, Paris, before 1906 - 1916; Eugène Lecomte, -1906 (?)
Measurements:
Body Length:
31.6
String Length:
31.5
Rib Depth:
5.4
Upper Width:
15.5
Middle Width:
11
Bottom Width:
18.5
Information Source:
Museum’s website; Gétreau 1996, p. 703; PT visits 6/77 & 9/78
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Auctions:
Comments:
Gétreau 1996, p. 703
On museum’s website (FB+S, head side; front 7/8, head 3/4 [color])
2-piece back (NB, not striped). Gétreau 1996 gives date as 1761 or 1763; website says “vers 1760”. 2 pegs treble, 3 bass side. Website: “quinton de viole”, formerly pardessus.