Violin

Labelled Nicholas Lupot

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Instrument

Violin

Instrument Family

Strings

Maker

Labelled Nicholas Lupot

Date Made

19th Century

Description

This violin has a soundboard of spruce; back, ribs, neck and scroll of sycamore; fingerboard, tailpiece, and tail-gut protector of ebony; pegs and endbutton of rosewood. The varnish is a golden-yellow colour, and is slightly opaque, obscuring the grain on the soundboard in places. The soundboard has ebony/sycamore/ebony purfling and there appear to be plugged holes in the top and bottom of the soundboard. The varnish has worn away under the chin rest and the treble upper bout, and is fairly worn on the treble lower bout. There is some soundboard damage from the feet of the bridge, and under the top end of the tailpiece where it has been abraded. On the back, the varnish has worn away on the treble upper bout and at the bottom. The neck and scroll are of one piece of wood. Earlier tuning peg holes have been plugged and new holes drilled. The fingerboard varnish has now worn through in places. Measurements: Neck length 127mm; fingerboard length 261mm, width 22.5mm at nut, 41.1mm at bottom. Soundboard arch 14.5mm; back arch 15mm. Printed label "NICHOLAS LUPOT / PARIS 1795". With case. Associated with bow (338) Previous ownership: Had been in donor's family since c. 1880. Current ownership: Gift of E.D. Wilson of Edinburgh, 1967. (Reid Collection).

Notes

D. Martin, 1993-94.

Measurements

587

Provenance

Had been in donor's family since c 1880. ; Gift of E.D. Wilson of Edinburgh, 1967.

Collection

Reid Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0324

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