Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
gift of Gloria Quinn, 2001, collection of Auckland Museum, Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.3.1
Public Access Text
Little is know of James McQueen but his violin is the earliest recorded example of a violin made in New Zealand.
Primary Maker
Place
Date
1873
Period
Signature/marks
Media
Measurement Reading
610mm (This object was measured as part of a Light Sensitivity gallery survey, undertaken by Sabine Weik in G18 Encounters gallery.)
220mm (This object was measured as part of a Light Sensitivity gallery survey, undertaken by Sabine Weik in G18 Encounters gallery.)
Classification
Last Update
03 Mar 2023
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