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)
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1938) No. 761.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
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)
Antonio Stradivari in Japan, Shinichi Yokoyama, Gakken, Tokyo (illustrated)
