Name/Title
Violin, 1754Entry/Object ID
76-796-01Description
Stradivarius Violin, 1754; Black wooden case with date Oct 2, 1888 and GSB stamped on hinge; orange colored lining; Two bows.
Label inside violin reads: "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonenfis, Faciebat Anno 1754, with a small logo of a cross above AJ, within a circle". Compartment holds an A string tuner, and 4 gut strings.
It was purchased from the G. H. W. Bates Company,
Boston, MA and brought to Montana in 1890;
came to Yellowstone Valley in 1891. It belonged to
donor's (Carra's) father Eugene P. Wright.Acquisition
Accession
1976-0796Source or Donor
Sheets, Mrs. Marvin F. (Carra E.)Acquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Sheets Misc.