"Violin (Fiddle) belonged to William Johnny Scott (Woodcarver & Musician 1863-1910)"
Date
c. early 1900s
Technique
Manufactured
Dimensions
Length: 59.5cm
Width: 21.5cm
Height: 7.2cm
Width: 21.5cm
Height: 7.2cm
Caption
A violin (fiddle) cased in its original box which belonged to William Johnny Scott (Woodcarver & Musician 1863-1910) which was then passed down to his son, Billy Scott.
This violin (informally referred as a fiddle) has four strings attached to it, one string is visibly red, all four strings quite limply attached, all require the appropriate fine tuning! This violin is also accompanied with two string bows.
Object number
FCM_2015_080