Name/Title
Stradivarius Violin (copy)Entry/Object ID
2004.6.1Description
Stradivarius Violin (copy) :
Antonio Stradivari (1644 -1737) is considered the most distinguished violin maker in the history of the instrument. The Latinized form of his surname, Stradivarius, as well as the colloquial, "Strad", is often used to refer to his instruments. Despite advances in modern technology, many concert violinists feel instruments created by 17th Century Italian masters like Stradivari have the better sound. The best estimates have Antonio producing no more than around 1,100 instruments in his entire lifetime. An estimated 630 to 650 still survive. Of these, 512 violins are survivors.
On 21 June 2011, a 1721 Stradivari violin known as "Lady Blunt" was bought by an anonymous bidder for £9,808,000 ($15,932,115). However, Crater Rock Museum does not have a "true" Stradivarius.
The usual label of a Stradivarius - both genuine and false - carries the Latin inscription "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno [date]," which gives the maker (Antonio Stradivari), the place (Cremonia), and the year of manufacture, the actual date either printed or handwritten. It was this Latin label which gave the world the name "Stradivarius." After 1891, when the United States required it, copies might also have the actual country of origin printed in English at the bottom of the label: "Made in Czechoslovakia," or just "Germany."
The label of this "Stradivarius", in the exact form above - with the handwritten date '1726' - bears the stamp "Made in Germany."
Violin with two bows, plus carrying case.Collection
Suomynona CollectionDimensions
Width
8 inDepth
3-13/16 inLength
23 inLocation
Location
Container
LeftDrawer
BottomShelf
RightCabinet
F5Wall
NorthBuilding
Founders RoomCategory
Permanent
