Viola da Gamba
labeled Richard Meares
Date:
ca. 1680
Geography:
London, England, United Kingdom
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Total L. 117 cm (46 1/16)
L. of body 65.3 cm (25.71 in.);
W. at upper bout 31.1 cm (12.24 in.);
W. at center bout 22.5 cm (8.86 in.)
W. at lower bout 37.4 cm (14.72 in.);
H. top block of rib 8.8 cm (3.46 in.);
H. of slope 12.5 cm (4.92 in.);
H. at center bout 12.6 cm (4.96 in.);
H. of bottom block 12.7 cm (5 in.);
L. of strings 64.4 cm (25.35 in.)
Classification:
Chordophone-Lute-bowed-fretted
Credit Line:
Purchase, Louis V. Bell Fund, Mrs. Vincent Astor Gift, and funds from various donors, 1982
Accession Number:
1982.324
