Violin Presented to Henry Ford by Franz Zucker, 1933
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford, a folk hero to many, often received special gifts from ordinary people. Franz Zucker, a Czechoslovakian violinmaker--aware of Ford's love of violins--made this violin as a gift for Ford's 70th birthday in July 1933, a token of Zucker's admiration and respect for the industrialist. Zucker used a photograph of Ford to carve the likeness on the back of the violin.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Violin
Date Made
1933
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
34.155.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Franz Zucker.
Material
Maple (Wood)
Spruce (Wood)
Ebony (Hardwood)
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 8.071 in
Length: 14 in
Inscriptions
Typewritten on interior label: FRANZ ZUCKER / GEIGENBAUER / IN SHOENBACK B EGER / C.S.R.
On label: NICOLAUS BERGONZI / CREMONISIS FACIEBAT / ANNO 1760
Below portrait: Henry Ford
On violin: H.F.
On chin rest: BECKER'S CHIN AND SHOULDER REST
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