Gasparo Bertolotti 'da Salò', Brescia, c. 1580
Bass Viol: 60248
Labeled, "Gaspar da Salo in Brescia."
Double purfled.
Back: Two-piece
Top: 'Cedar of Lebanon' (probably a local variety of pine)
Scroll: Flower-like detail in centre of scroll.
Length of back: 64.5 cm
Upper bouts: 33.5 cm
Middle bouts: 22.4 cm
Lower bouts: 41 cm
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Provenance
Burgos cathedral | |
until 1938 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1938 | Ashmolean Museum, Hill Collection, University of Oxford |
References
- Musical Instruments in the Ashmolean Museum: The Complete Collection, John Milnes, editor, Oxford Musical Instrument Publishing, Oxford (illustrated)
- Stringed Instruments: Viols, Violins, Citterns, and Guitars in the Ashmolean Museum, Harvey S. Whistler, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (illustrated)