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Culture:French (probably)
Title:violin case
Date Made:ca. 1820?
Type:Musical Instrument; Container
Materials:wood, leather, base metal: brass
Place Made:France; Paris (probably)
Measurements:overall: 5 x 10.13 x 30 in.; 12.7 x 25.7302 x 76.2 cm
Accession Number:  HD 85.061
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Coombs
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Violin case for the violin, HD 85.060, with a brass carrying handle given to the donor by Evelyn B. C. Pennegar (b.1885) in 1980, which belonged to Mrs. Pennegar's grandfather, William Coombs (1810-1880), of Colrain, Massachusetts. The tapered case has a hinged domed cover, rounded ends, and leather fittings inside.

Subjects:
Brass; Leather

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