Stainer Model Violin
date: label: Date made
content: 1878 - 1882
notes: label: Description
content: This violin was made by an unknown maker, possibly in Italy around 1878-1882. It has a reproduction Jacob Stainer label, and is curiously referenced as Italian in origin by the New York musical instrument dealer, J. Howard Foote. Foote, in his commercial musical instrument catalog of November 1880, describes his Italian violins as follows: ". . . these goods are often sold as French; their excellent quality, handsome models, choice wood, and beautiful varnish, being even more attractive than the French of similar grades." This violin, item number 5908 is listed as: "Fine Copy of Jacobus Stainer, bird's-eye maple back, elegant varnish - a little gem - ebony trimmings . . . $17.00 each." This violin is made of a table of cedar in one piece, bird’s-eye maple back, ribs, neck, pegbox and scroll, and a transparent yellow-orange varnish.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Italy
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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
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of J. Howard Foote
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.055679
label: catalog number
content: 55679
label: accession number
content: 11535
objectType: label: Object Name
content: violin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: maple (back; ribs; neck material)
label: Physical Description
content: pine (belly material)
label: Physical Description
content: ebony (tail piece; finger board; tuning pegs material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 5/8 in x 6 7/8 in x 3 1/2 in; 60.0075 cm x 17.4625 cm x 8.89 cm