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Instrument Information

Title

Bow for violin

Accession Number

6386

Collection

MIMEd

Date Information

Date Made

Circa 1890

Period

19th century; 1880s; 1890s; 1900s

Gallery Information

Gallery

Wolfson Gallery

Case

Bowed strings and bagpipes case 6

Maker Information

Maker Name

Charles Nicholas Bazin (b.1847, d.1915)

Maker Biography

Son of Mirecourt bowmaker François Xavier Bazin, Charles Nicolas Bazin inherited the family workshop in 1859 following his father's death from cholera. Charles Nicolas was only 18 at the time, but already had ample experience from his father's training, and the shop flourished under his leadership. He supplied bows to numerous shops in Paris, including Joseph Hel and Collin-Mézin. Over the ensuing four decades Bazin's shop employed many of Mirecourt's finest makers, producing thousands of high-quality bows of remarkable consistency. After his retirement in 1907, Bazin's son Charles Louis gradually took the lead, while Charles Nicolas remained a presence in the shop until his death in 1915.

Made In

Country

France

Description

No information recorded.

Classification

Instrument

Bow/Bows/Bows/Musical Instrument ; Bow

Instrument Family

Bows