Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1720, the 'General Kyd'
Violin: 41490
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 10.75 cm
Lower bouts: 20.45 cm
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Provenance
| in c. 1794 | General Alexander Kyd |
| Andrew Waddell | |
| William Waddell | |
| in 1887 | John Gordon Esq |
| c. 1890-1909 | Mrs. Liddle |
| 1909-1922 | Percy Miles |
| 1922-1936 | Rebecca Clarke |
| from 1936 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| in 1938 | Mischa Mischakoff |
| ... | ... |
| 1978-2010 | Etsuko Hirose |
| in 2010 | Current owner |
Known players
Caroline Goulding, Mischa Mischakoff
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1938) No. 761.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1931)
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References
Antonio Stradivari in Japan, Shinichi Yokoyama, Gakken, Tokyo (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
Caroline Goulding | Violinist- Correspondence with family of Percy Miles, 19 Feb 2019
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Stradivarius Memorial Association
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- We Love Stradivari, NHK (illustrated)