Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1732, the 'Tom Taylor'
Violin: 40541
Back: One-piece with flame slanting downwards from left to right
Varnish: Brownish-red
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Provenance
| Dr Camidge | |
| until 1837 | Dr. D. Atkinson |
| from 1837 | William Flower |
| in 1884 | Tom Taylor |
| ... | ... |
| in 1902 | Tom Taylor |
| until 1905 | Laura Wilson Barker |
| until 1927 | Wilhelm Hermann Hammig |
| from 1927 | Erich Lachmann |
| Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. | |
| 1930-1938 | Jacques Gordon |
| 1938-1945 | Albert F. Metz |
| 1945-1954 | Patricia Travers |
| ... | ... |
| 1986-1987 | Mary Galvin (Stradivari Society) |
| 1987-2001 | Joshua Bell |
| from 2001 | Current owner |
Known players
Jacques Gordon, Joshua Bell, Louis (Ludwig) Spohr, Mark Steinberg, Patricia Travers, Patricia Travers
References
- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
Bein & Fushi 1992 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)- Correspondence with Tom Sharp, July, 2006
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, October, 1942, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
Stradivari Society- The Stradivarius Memorial Association
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)