Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1700, the 'Ward'
Violin: 40116
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece of broad curled maple
Ribs: matches back
Varnish: rich orange-red
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 10.7 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Notes:
"The 'Ward' has a dark, chocolaty sound that blends unusually well with the viola and cello."Elective Affinities: Tributes to Antonio Stradivari by well-known players & experts, Earl Carlyss, The Strad, December, 1987, London
Provenance
| in 1860 and until 1865 | John Alvery Turner |
| 1865-1907 | J. Ward |
| 1907-1908 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1908 | Baron von Donop |
| until 1932 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1932-1934 | Nathan E. Posner |
| 1934-1936 | Gertrude Clarke Whittall |
| from 1936 | Library of Congress, Washington |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1932)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1908)
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References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- The Strad, December, 1987, Earl Carlyss, London
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XVII, No. 2, Robert Bein, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Stradivari, Stewart Pollens, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2010 (illustrated)
- The Stradivari Memorial (1977), William Dana Orcutt, Da Capo Press, New York (illustrated)
- The Stringed Instrument Collection in the Library of Congress, Shinichi Yokoyama, Gakken
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. V, No. 2, Albert Mell, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)