Violin, "The Siberian," by Antonio Stradivari, 1709
THF107788 / Violin, "The Siberian," by Antonio Stradivari, 1709
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Artifact Overview
In the 1920s, Henry Ford purchased several exquisite Italian violins, including this 1709 Stradivari. From the 1680s until the 1730s, Antonio Stradivari was the leading stringed-instrument maker in Cremona, Italy--an important center of stringed instrument production. Ford's 1709 violin was made during Stradivari's "golden era." It got its name--"the Siberian"--because it was once owned by a Russian amateur violinist who lived in Siberia.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Violin
Date Made
1709
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Antonio Stradivari in Cremona, Italy.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform
Object ID
33.250.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Maple (Wood)
Spruce (Wood)
Technique
Handmade
Dimensions
Width: 8.188 in (Lower Bouts)
Length: 14.125 in
Inscriptions
Paper label under left F hole: ANTONIUS STRADIVARIUS CREMONENIUS / FACIEBAT ANNO 1709
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