Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1695, the 'Hawaiian, Goetz, Murray'
Violin: 40785
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece
Top: of fine grain
Varnish: Brownish-red
Length of back: 36.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16 cm
Middle bouts: 10.75 cm
Lower bouts: 20.1 cm
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Provenance
| in 1885 and until 1890 | Gonsalves |
| in 1890 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1890-1897 | Emil Szymon Mlynarski |
| 1897-1898 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1898-1909 | Ludovic de Goetz |
| from 1909 | Frederick Smith |
| until 1911 | D. T. Brown |
| until 1926 | Captain H. S. Murray |
| 1926-1929 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1929 | Rudolph Bukeley |
| in 1932 | Leonora Jackson McKim |
| ... | ... |
| from 1944 | Isador A. Stern |
| until 1949 | William Moennig & Son |
| from 1949 | Norman Carol |
| in 1968 | Sold by William Moennig & Son |
| from 1968 | Private Collection |
Known players
Norman Carol
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1928)- Certificate: Hart & Son, London (1912)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1911)
- Certificate: William Lewis & Son, Chicago, IL
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References
Violins & Violinists, February-March, 1944, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
Historic women performers: Leonora Jackson McKim, Cozio Carteggio feature, Alessandra Barabaschi, March 13, 2018- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- World of Strings, Autumn, 1968, William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia (illustrated)
- Stradolinist: Norman Carol, 1950
- 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)