Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, the 'Siberian, Russian, Jack'
Violin: 41350
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece, of broadly figured maple cut on the slab
Top: of medium-grained spruce
Scroll: plain
Ribs: Quarter-cut
Varnish: Rich ruby-red
Length of back: 35.9 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
Notes:
So named because it was owned by a Russian amateur who lived in Ekaterinberg (now Sverdlovs) from 1872.The Henry Ford Collection of Instruments - Part II, Victor Angelescu, Violins & Violinists, March-April, 1960, Chicago
Provenance
| until 1872 | Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume |
| 1872-1888 | Thieme |
| from 1888 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1901 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 1909 | C. Beyerle |
| until 1910 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1910 and in 1912 | Robert Augustus Bower |
| until 1924 | Dr. Georg Löwenberg |
| from 1924 | Erich Lachmann |
| until 1928 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1928 | Henry Ford |
| from 1951 and in 2003 | Henry Ford Museum |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1926)- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1925)
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References
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
Violins & Violinists, March-April, 1960, Victor Angelescu, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)