Peregrino Michelli Di Zanetto, Brescia, date unknown
Viola: 44786
Head later.
Back: Two-piece slab cut; double-purfled and decorated with an inset maple-leaf design on the top and bottom
Top: Of strong-grained spruce
Ribs: Cut on the slab
Varnish: Brownish orange
Length of back: 42.2 cm
Upper bouts: 19.6 cm
Middle bouts: 13.9 cm
Lower bouts: 24.6 cm
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Notes:
This instrument has been reduced in size and was probably originally a lyra-viol.The History of the Viola, Volume 2, Maurice W. Riley, The History of the Viola, Volume II
Provenance
| Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA
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References
Christophe Landon Rare Violins 2012 Calendar, New York (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10746, William Moennig & Son
- Private Archives - 10842, Wurlitzer
- Private Archives - 1610, Christophe Landon Rare Violins
- The History of the Viola, Volume II, Maurice W. Riley (illustrated)