Violoncello, by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, mid-19th century
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Violoncello

Maker Jean Baptiste Vuillaume (French, Mirecourt 1798–1875 Paris)

mid-19th century

Medium
Spruce and maple
Classification
Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Dimensions
Body L.: 75.5 cm (29-1/2 in.); Upper bouts: 34.2 cm (13-1/2 in.) Middle bouts; 23.6 cm (9-1/2 in.; Lower bouts: 43.9 cm (17-1/2 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musical Instruments
Credit line
Gift of Dr. Peter Blos, 1984
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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