overall: 4 3/8 in x 23 5/8 in x 5 3/8 in; 11.1125 cm x 60.0075 cm x 13.6525 cm
Object Name:
rebec
Date made:
19th century
Description:
<p>This rebec was made by an unknown maker, provenance unknown, probably 19th century. It is a composite instrument with a one-piece table of poplar, body, neck and pegbox carved from one piece of similar poplar. The wood is not varnished but finished with a colored penetrating oil. </p>
<p>This instrument appears to be a crude copy of a rebec in the style of catalog #095310. It does not appear to have ever functioned as a playing object. Acquired from the collection of Leopoldo Franciolini in 1892.</p>
<p>Leopoldo Franciolini (1844–1920) was an Italian antique dealer who flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is remembered as a fraudster who sold faked and altered historical musical instruments.</p>
Location:
Currently not on view
Related Publication:
Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
