Antonio & Girolamo Amati, Cremona, 1592
Viola: 40101
Bearing its original label, and bearing two brands of previous owners.
Back: Two-piece small-figured maple
Top: Pine of undistinguished irregular grain
Scroll: Original, of plainer wood
Ribs: Wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 45.25 cm
Upper bouts: 21.8 cm
Middle bouts: 14.9 cm
Lower bouts: 26.6 cm
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Notes:
Bears the brand of the Medici on the fluting of the head and also the initial 'M' on the button of the back.The Hill Collection of Musical Instruments, David D. Boyden, The Hill Collection of Musical Instruments, London
Instrument #1072 at the Special Loan Exhibition at Fishmongers Hall, London in 1904.
1904 Loan Exhibition at Fishmonger's Hall, Catalog for the Special Loan Exhibition of Musical Instruments, Manuscripts, Portraits and other Mementos, Fishmonger's Hall, London
Provenance
| Sir William Hamilton | |
| in 1904 and until 1939 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| from 1939 | Ashmolean Museum, Hill Collection, University of Oxford |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Alfred E. Hill, London (1937)- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey Dating the youngest tree ring to 1523.
Certificate: Alfred E. Hill, London (1937)Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
- Catalog for the Special Loan Exhibition of Musical Instruments, Manuscripts, Portraits and other Mementos, Fishmonger's Hall, London
Musical Instruments in the Ashmolean Museum: The Complete Collection, John Milnes, editor, Oxford Musical Instrument Publishing, Oxford (illustrated)- Stringed Instruments: Viols, Violins, Citterns, and Guitars in the Ashmolean Museum, Harvey S. Whistler, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (illustrated)
- The Hill Collection of Musical Instruments, David D. Boyden, Oxford University Press, London (illustrated)
Musical Instruments in the Ashmolean Museum: The Complete Collection, John Milnes, editor, Oxford Musical Instrument Publishing, Oxford (illustrated)