Violoncello

Object Name:

Violoncello

Object ID:

1976.065

Creator:

Prescott, Abraham (1789-1858); Dearborn, Andrew P. and David M.

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1834-1843

Description:

Cello. Church bass type. Made by Abraham Prescott (1789-1858), Andrew P. Dearborn (1803-1858), and David M. Dearborn (1810-1865); Concord, NH; 1834-1843. Made of light colored maple and spruce with two thin ebony bands around perimeter of face. Strong scroll at end of neck with brass tuning keys and plate. Replaced bridge. Brass plate is stamped: "A. Prescott / Concord, N.H." Label inside of back: "Warranted / . . . bass and double bass viols / / A. P. & D. Dearborn / opposite the American House, Concord, N.H."

Material:

Wood
Metal

Dimensions:

H-52.5 W-17 D-7 inches

Provenance:

Played in 1849 by Samuel L. Fletcher (1820-1893), Charlestown, NH, in the Congregational Church, until he began going to the Unitarian Church in 1855. He was a great-uncle of the owner, Patricia Bowen (Mrs. Leroy W.) Davis.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Prescott, Abraham (1789-1858), Dearborn, Andrew P. (1803-1858), Dearborn, David M. (1810-1865), Fletcher, Samuel L. (1820-1893)

Subjects:

Violoncellos, Cellos