Double Bass and Bow
Charles Plumerel
mid to late 18th century
Medium
wood, brass
Dimensions
89.4.491 a: Body length: 1125/1120 cm (top/back) (442.9/440.9 in.); Upper bouts: 530/520 cm (208.66/204.72 in.): Center bouts: 357/348 cm (140.55/137.01in.); Lower bouts: 658/645 cm (259.1/253.9in.); Rib heights: 156/200/197 cm (upper/center/tail) (61.4/78.7/77.6 in.); Max. Ht. arching 256 cm (100.8 in.); String length 1070 cm (421.26 in.)
Classification
Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Culture
French
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.941a, b