Violin bow
W. C. Godfrey
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1770
Materials
Hair, Ivory, Wood
Measurements
25 mm (Width) x 15 mm (Depth); 733 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 771962.3
Summary
Violin bow of light wood, cylindrical for most of its length but shaped into an octagonal section at the frog, it is convex when tensioned. The frog is of ivory with neither slide nor ferrule and is adjusted by means of a screw. Probably contemporary with the violin. Marked OPH 274 A - 1949
Makers and roles
W. C. Godfrey, maker