Illustration for About Violins; As Good as New

Date1879

Artist Howard Pyle (American illustrator, 1853–1911)

Illustration Citation"About Violins," by M. D. Ruff, in St. Nicholas, February 1879

MediumInk on illustration board

Dimensionssheet: 3 7/8 × 5 7/16 in. (9.8 × 13.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Willard S. Morse, 1923

Object number1923-76

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ClassificationsDRAWING

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