Bass Viol
Matthias Humel
18th century
Medium
Spruce and maple
Dimensions
Body L. 70.8 cm (27-7/8 in.); Body W.: upper bout 34.1 cm (13-1/2 in.), center bout 24.3 cm (9-5/8 in.), lower bout 41.7 cm ( 16-1/2 in.); Rib H.: top block 8.8 cm (3-1/2 in.), center bout 12.2 cm (4-7/8 in.), bottom block 12 cm (4-3/4 in.); String L. 66.5 cm (26-1/4 in.); Total L. 121.3 cm (47-3/4 in.).
Classification
Chordophone-Lute-bowed-fretted
Culture
German
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of George A. Plimpton, by exchange with the New York Public Library, 1976
Accession Number
1976.8.37