Simon Andrew Forster, London, c. 1843
Viola: 60244
Labeled, "S. A. Forster / Violin, Tenor & Violoncello Maker / No.7 London, S. A. Fr." and signed "S. A. Forster London / No.7" on the lower rib.
Contralto viola form.
Back: Two-piece maple, possibly of British origin.
Length of back: 42 cm
Upper bouts: 19.5 cm
Middle bouts: 13.4 cm
Lower bouts: 24.6 cm
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Provenance
| until 1999 | Albert W. Cooper |
| from 1999 | 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)