Stradivarius Viola: "The Axelrod"
date: label: Date made
content: 1695
name: label: maker
content: Stradivari, Antonio
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This viola was made by Antonio Stradivari in Cremona, Italy, in 1695. It is the <i>Axelrod</i> viola with a one-piece table of pine with the grain somewhat fine at the joint, opening out on the flanks, a back of two-piece maple cut on the slab and marked by a faint small curl, sides of similar maple, and a red-brown varnish that on the back, sides and head of a slightly darker shade, due apparently to the wood having been stained. This viola was originally of larger dimensions, has been skilfully reduced in size. The coronet, which is visible on the table underneath the fingerboard, dates from the time of the instrument's construction and was, in all probability, that of the noble owner for whom it was made.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>There is a compilation of measurements of the <i>Axelrod</i> viola by Christer A. Berglund available from the collections files.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>The <i>Axelrod</i> viola is part of The Herbert R. Axelrod Quartet of Decorated Instruments by Antonio Stradivari, consisting of the <i>Ole Bull</i> violin,1687; the <i>Greffuhle</i> violin, c.1700; the <i>Axelrod</i> viola, 1695; and the <i>Marylebone</i> violoncello, 1688.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Italy: Lombardy, Cremona
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Evelyn and Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2000.0013.03
label: accession number
content: 2000.0013
label: catalog number
content: 2000.0013.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: viola
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: pine (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: maple (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 28 3/8 in x 10 in x 4 5/8 in; 72.0725 cm x 25.4 cm x 11.7475 cm