Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1848
Violin: 60152
Labeled, "Jean Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris, rue Croix des Petits Champs."
Inscribed to the inside back, "1801."
Bearing the Hill# X990 to the fingerboard.
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with medium width flame descending slightly from the center seam towards the edges.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium width grain broadening towards the edges.
Scroll: of similar wood
Ribs: of similar wood
Varnish: of a golden orange brown color.
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.9
Middle bouts: 11.4
Lower bouts: 20.6
Provenance
| until 1969 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1969 | David McCallum |
| from c. 2010 | Current owner |
Known players
Jeremy Constant
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1969)
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References
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)