The viola bears on the treble side the label "Douglas C. Cox, Brattleboro, Vermont, 2017, #942," and is

branded and initialed on the inside. It is modeled after the work of Gaspar da Salo. It is made of well

aged New England grown wood. The back is cut on the slab from one piece of maple with handsome

medium-narrow flames descending slightly toward the treble side. There is a blemish in the middle of

the back. The ribs and neck are cut on the quarter of maple similar to that of the back. The table is of two

pieces of spruce of narrow to medium growth. The varnish is of a red-brown color over a golden

ground and is shaded and imitated. The fittings are of boxwood with black trim.