Viola da Gamba Society of America

1753

Treble

Peter

Wamsley

# of Strings:

6

Place Made:

GB, London

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Collection:

[LOAN 17 (Mr. A. Chancellor)]

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Previous Owner:

A. Chancellor (1904)

Information Source:

Loan 1904, p. 149

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Comments:

Loan 1904, p. 149

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Either the maker’s name or the date is questionable: after Peter Wamsley Sr. died in 1744 the business was continued by his son Peter Jr., but in 1751 the shop passed to the father’s pupil Thomas Smith.