Violin

Object Name:

Violin

Object ID:

2008.051

Creator:

Nute, Leander M. (1831-1925)Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Somersworth, NH

Date:

1902

Description:

Violin, made by Leander M. Nute, Somersworth, NH, 1902. Spruce belly; maple ribs, back, and neck; ebony fingerboard, tailpiece, and pegs. No bridge. Two metal strings. Four ebony tuning pegs. Narrow strip of inlay around entire perimeter of front and back. Printed paper label adhered to inside of back piece, viewed through F-hole: "20th Century Strad. / MADE BY L. M. NUTE, / SOMERSWORTH, N. H. / 1902." Pencil notation on label: "No. 40". Fine tuner on tailpiece.

Material:

Wood
Maple
Spruce
Ebony

Dimensions:

W-8.2 L-24 D-2.25 inches

Provenance:

Purchased by donor from Louis Mathieu of Westbrook, ME, in 2000. Louis repairs and sells violins, and is the son of noted French-Canadian fiddler Lucien L. Mathieu (1923-2011).

Credit Line:

Gift of Randall Batchelder Weill

People:

Mathieu, Lucien, Nute, Leander M. (1831-1925)

Subjects:

Violins