Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1694, the 'Francesca'
Violin: 40784
Back: Two-piece
Varnish: warm shade of brown
Provenance
| until 1896 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1896 | Patrick Collins |
| in 1902 | Miss Collins |
| until 1913 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1913 | Hamma & Co. |
| until 1934 | Annie Bolton Mathews Bryant |
| ... | ... |
| from 1934 and in 2004 | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
References
- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961
Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. IV, No. 1, Laurence Libin, The Violin Society of America, Lancaster, PA (illustrated)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – "The Francesca" Violin,1694