Michele Deconet, Venice, 1753
Violin: 41900
Labeled, "Michele Deconet Fecit * Venetijs Anno 1753."
Back: One-piece medium-figured maple
Top: Two-piece, not matched, the left being finer at joint than the right, both widening toward edges
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.2 cm
Middle bouts: 10.9 cm
Lower bouts: 19.95 cm
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Notes:
Shown at the Exhibition of Venetian instruments in Boston, May, 2002.The Violinmakers of Venice, The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Boston
Provenance
| in 1931 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey Dating the youngest tree ring to 1748.
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References
The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Reuning & Son Violins, Boston (illustrated)- Lyon & Healy Rare Old Violins, Violas & Violoncellos (1931), Part 1, Lyon & Healy, Chicago