Antonio & Girolamo Amati, Cremona, c. 1620
Viola: 43027
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 44.95 cm
Upper bouts: 21.33 cm
Middle bouts: 14.4 cm
Lower bouts: 26.1 cm
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Notes:
One of the few surviving tenors that has not been reduced in size.Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making (1620-1850), David Rattray, Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making, London
Provenance
| until 1890 | John Rutson |
| from 1890 | Royal Academy of Music, London |
Known players
Paul Silverthorne
References
The Strad 1997 Calendar, Orpheus Publications, London (illustrated)- I Capolavori Cremonesi della Royal Academy of Music, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
- Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making, David Rattray, Outline Press, London (illustrated)
- Museum & Collections - What’s on - Royal Academy of Music
- the Amatis' DNA: A Dynasty of Stringed Instrument Makers in Cremona, Fausto Cacciatori, Bruce Carlson & Carlo Chiesa, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari Cremona, Cremona (illustrated)
- The Strad, May, 1996, John Dilworth, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
The Strad 1997 Calendar, Orpheus Publications, London (illustrated)
