Bass Viol

anoniem, c. 1700

This bass viol has a dubious label bearing with the name 'John Roos'. This falsification was probably intended to suggest the renowned 16th-century English viol maker John Rose. They are more likely to be late 17th-century viols by a Dutch maker (perhaps someone from the school of the famous Pieter Rombouts of Amsterdam). Unusually, the seven-stringed instrument still has its original carrying case.

Artwork typebowed instrument, musical instrument, stringed instrument, viola da gamba
Object numberBK-KOG-1347-B
Dimensionslength 130 cm x width 45 cm x depth 29 cm, length 126.0 cm x width 41.0 cm x height 22.0 cm
Physical characteristicsnotenhout, vurenhout, ebbenhout en darm

Identification

Title(s)
Bass Viol
Object type
Object number
BK-KOG-1347-B
Description
Zevensnarige basgamba in kist.
Inscriptions / marks
signature: ‘UTR....’
Catalogue reference
Gesina Liedmeier, Michael Latcham, 'Two bass viols labelled John Roos at the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague', The Galpin Society Journal, jrg. 62 (2009), p. 167-181, 198-199

Creation

Creation
- musical instrument maker: anoniem, Amsterdam
- musical instrument maker: circle of Pieter Rombouts, Amsterdam
- musical instrument maker: Roos, John (mentioned on object) [rejected attribution]
Dating
c. 1700
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Material and technique

Physical description
notenhout, vurenhout, ebbenhout en darm
Material
Dimensions
- length 130 cm x width 45 cm x depth 29 cm
- length 126.0 cm x width 41.0 cm x height 22.0 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

Gesina Liedmeier, Michael Latcham, 'Two bass viols labelled John Roos at the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague', The Galpin Society Journal, jrg. 62 (2009), p. 167-181, 198-199

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Persistent URL

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:
https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200525969