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bow

Datemid 19th-early 20th Century
Inventory Number1997-1-0941
ClassificationMusical Instrument Bow
Subject
    Cultural Region
      Dimensions3.5 x 71 x 2 cm (1 3/8 x 27 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
      box: 5.7 × 75.6 × 29.4 cm (2 1/4 × 29 3/4 × 11 9/16 in.)
      Material
        DescriptionA bow, for playing a stringed instrument. The stick appears to be rosewood, and the frog appears to be ebony. The hair is dark horsehair. The screw handle and tip have ivory accents. The strings are not broken or loose, and are fairly well attached at the frog and tip. The bow has loosened wrapping and no pad.
        Signedunsigned
        FunctionWooden bow for playing stringed instrument. Also used in physics demonstrations to incite vibrations in Chladni plates.
        bow
        bow
        Date: mid 19th-early 20th Century
        Object number: 1997-1-0940
        bow
        bow
        Date: mid 19th-early 20th Century
        Object number: 1997-1-0939
        bow
        bow
        Date: mid 19th-early 20th Century
        Object number: 1997-1-0943
        bow
        bow
        Date: mid 19th-early 20th Century
        Object number: 1997-1-0942
        bow
        bow
        Date: mid 19th-early 20th Century
        Object number: 1997-1-0938
        bow
        bow
        Date: mid 19th-early 20th Century
        Object number: 1997-1-0954
        bow
        bow
        Date: mid 19th-early 20th Century
        Object number: 1997-1-0935
        Savart-type trapezoidal violin
        Savart-type trapezoidal violin
        Rudolph Koenig
        Date: circa 1865
        Object number: 1997-1-0949
        bench with 6 Chladni plates and violin bow
        bench with 6 Chladni plates and violin bow
        Marloye et Cie
        Date: circa 1850
        Accessories: horsehair cello bow
        Object number: 1998-1-0081
        photograph of the demonstration of an ergograph curve on the kymograph
        photograph of the demonstration of an ergograph curve on the kymograph
        Ontario Science Center
        Date: 1890-1930
        Object number: 1998-1-1204
        xylophone
        xylophone
        American
        Date: 1870-1920
        Object number: 1997-1-0932
        hanging wooden xylophone
        hanging wooden xylophone
        Department of Physics, Harvard University
        Date: circa 1850
        Object number: 1998-1-0026