Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1700, the 'Ward'
Violin: 40116
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece of broad curled maple
Ribs: matches back
Varnish: rich orange-red
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 10.7 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Notes:
"The 'Ward' has a dark, chocolaty sound that blends unusually well with the viola and cello."Elective Affinities: Tributes to Antonio Stradivari by well-known players & experts, Earl Carlyss, The Strad, December, 1987, London
Provenance
in 1860 and until 1865 | John Alvery Turner |
1865-1907 | J. Ward |
1907-1908 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1908 | Baron von Donop |
until 1932 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
1932-1934 | Nathan E. Posner |
1934-1936 | Gertrude Clarke Whittall |
from 1936 | Library of Congress, Washington |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1932)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1908)
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References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
- The Strad, December, 1987, Earl Carlyss, London
Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XVII, No. 2, Robert Bein, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
Stradivari, Stewart Pollens, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2010 (illustrated)
The Stradivari Memorial (1977), William Dana Orcutt, Da Capo Press, New York (illustrated)
- The Stringed Instrument Collection in the Library of Congress, Shinichi Yokoyama, Gakken
Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. V, No. 2, Albert Mell, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)