Bellini "Lord Wilton" Violin
date: label: Date made
content: 1967
label: date made
content: 1973
name: label: maker
content: Bellini, Luiz
notes: label: Description
content: This violin was made by Luiz Bellini of Jackson Heights, New York in 1973. Bellini was born in Brazil in 1935. He first trained as a wood worker and later by a local violin maker. In order to advance his violin making skills, Bellini was encouraged to come to New York City in 1960. He trained with Simone Sacconi for two years and later became an American citizen.
label: Description
content: This violin is a replica of the "Lord Wilton" violin made Guarneri del Gesu in 1742. The original “Lord Wilton” was owned and played by virtuoso violinist Yehudi Menuhin. This vioin is made of a two-piece table of spruce, one-piece back of maple, ribs of similar maple, an original maple neck, and a semi-transparent golden orange-brown varnish.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York, Queens, Jackson Heights
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Violins
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Ruggiero Ricci
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0330.01
label: accession number
content: 2002.0330
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0330.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: violin
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 5/8 in x 8 1/8 in x 3 3/4 in; 60.0075 cm x 20.6375 cm x 9.525 cm