Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1714, the 'Joachim Ma'
Violin: 40496
Bearing its original label, but the last digit has been tampered with.
Back: Two-piece with medium curl extending upwards from the joint
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.65 cm
Middle bouts: 10.95 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Provenance
| until 1849 | Müller |
| 1849-1885 | Joseph Joachim |
| from 1885 | Dietrich A. Meier |
| until 1913 | Baron Johann Knoop |
| from 1913 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1925 | Sold by Nathan E. Posner |
| in 1925 | Alfred E. Stephens |
| 1925-1932 | John Hudson Bennett |
| ... | ... |
| in 1945 | Paul Stassevitch |
| until 1946 | Kevin Bennett |
| in 1946 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1946 | Kenneth Warren |
| in 1960 | Sold by Kenneth Warren & Son |
| in 1963 and until 1964 | Hugh W. Long |
| 1964-1967 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| 1967-2009 | Si-Hon Ma |
| from 2009 and in 2010 | Anonymous |
| ... | ... |
| from 2016 | New England Conservatory |
Known players
Alexi Kenney, Joseph Joachim
Certificates & Documents
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1923) To Rudolph Wurlitzer Company.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1923) To Rudolph Wurlitzer Company.
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, LondonCozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
- An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925), Alberto Bachman, The Library Press Limited, London
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10842
- The Collection of John Hudson Bennett Catalog, February 5, 1932, New York, New York (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
