Nicolò Amati, Cremona, 1663, the 'Professor Wirth'
Viola: 42792
Back: Two-piece small-curled maple
Top: of wide-grained spruce
Scroll: of somewhat larger figure
Ribs: match back
Varnish: Light golden-brown
Provenance
| Emmanuel Wirth | |
| until 1940 | Harry Wahl |
| until 1949 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1949-1964 | Anna E. Clark |
| from 1964 | Corcoran Gallery of Arts |
| Dr Herbert R. Axelrod | |
| in 2000 | Smithsonian Institution Museum |
Known players
Emmanuel Wirth
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1949) "..the first Long Pattern model created by the Great Master; tonally unsurpassed."
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References
- Amati Quartet, Ex-John Jay & Sandra Day O'Conner, Machold Rare Violins
Evelyn & Herbert Axelrod Stringed Instrument Collection, Herbert Axelrod (illustrated)- Harry Wahl's Violins, Maija-Stiina Roine, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)