Objekt 12
Tenor Viola (rebuilt from a viola d'amore)
Object description
Maker unknown
Germany, dated 1730
... fft Laut /. ... macher / in ... (manuscripi, back inside);
Johan ..rafft laut und Geigenmacher in Ta..z.A° 1730 (indication, old inventory) spruce (belly, two parts); maple (back, two parts , ribs , neck , pe g-box); brown varnish body in viola d'amore form; peg-box with dog's head
L. 715 mm, 430 mm (belly), 407 mm (vibrating strings)
Purchase
lnv. 1878.15.