Object Details
maker
Meisel, Kurt Lothar
Description (Brief)
This violin is made by K. Lothar Meisel in Owatonna, Minnesota in 1992. The violin has a one-piece back made from European mountain maple with an intense curl of medium width slanting downward from left to right. The ribs and scroll are made from similar European maple. The two-piece table is made from quarter-cut spruce with pronounced grain of medium to wide width. The reddish gold-brown varnish is lightly shaded. The violin is missing its bridge and strings.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Stephen L. Meisel
date made
ca 1992
ID Number
1997.0264.01
accession number
1997.0264
catalog number
1997.0264.01
Object Name
violin
Measurements
overall: 25 5/8 in x 8 in x 3 3/4 in; 65.0875 cm x 20.32 cm x 9.525 cm
Place Made
United States: Minnesota, Owatonna
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_608152