Miniature violin

Museum number:
3-28948a-d
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3-28948 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Miniature. Wood violin with bow in wood box with sliding lid. Violin ins inlaid with abalone shell. A-- violin, length. 6.0 cm B-- bow, length. 6.0 cm C-D-- box and lid, 3.5 cm x 7.2 cm. x 1.8 cm
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Valle de Mesquetal, Hidalgo, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Hidalgo, Otomi, Valle de Mesquetal
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection date:
1957
Materials:
Shell (animal material) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute) and Violins
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
c-d— width 3.5 centimeters, c-d— height 1.8 centimeters, c-d— length 7.2 centimeters, a— length 6 centimeters, and b— length 6 centimeters
Comment:
H-12-4
Loans:
S2010-2011 #8: SFO Museum (June 1, 2011–May 22, 2012)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Miniature violin, accession number 3-28948a-d, described as Miniature. Wood violin with bow in wood box with sliding lid. Violin ins inlaid with abalone shell. A-- violin, length. 6.0 cm B-- bow, length. 6.0 cm C-D-- box and lid, 3.5 cm x 7.2 cm. x 1.8 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Miniature violin, accession number 3-28948a-d, described as Miniature. Wood violin with bow in wood box with sliding lid. Violin ins inlaid with abalone shell. A-- violin, length. 6.0 cm B-- bow, length. 6.0 cm C-D-- box and lid, 3.5 cm x 7.2 cm. x 1.8 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Miniature violin, accession number 3-28948a-d, described as Miniature. Wood violin with bow in wood box with sliding lid. Violin ins inlaid with abalone shell. A-- violin, length. 6.0 cm B-- bow, length. 6.0 cm C-D-- box and lid, 3.5 cm x 7.2 cm. x 1.8 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Miniature violin, accession number 3-28948a-d, described as Miniature. Wood violin with bow in wood box with sliding lid. Violin ins inlaid with abalone shell. A-- violin, length. 6.0 cm B-- bow, length. 6.0 cm C-D-- box and lid, 3.5 cm x 7.2 cm. x 1.8 cm

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