Stradivari, Antonio, approximately 1644-1737, creator person of work. Whittall, Gertrude Clarke, 1867-1965, former owner. Library of Congress. three dimensional object violins aat zxx Title supplied by cataloger. Length of back: 35.5 cm. Upper bouts: 16.8 cm. Middle bouts: 10.8 cm. Lower bouts: 20.8 cm. The material described in this catalog record is located in the Music Division, Library of Congress. Mrs. Gertrude Clarke Whittall, One of the most legendary violins constructed by the Stradivari workshop, it is named after one of its early owners, Arthur Betts, who owned the violin from 1825 until 1852. After passing through numeruous hands, it eventually was owned by John Taylor Roberts of Hartford, Connecticut from 1925-1934 before being sold to Mrs. Gertrude Clarke Whittall in 1934, who in turn donated it to the Library of Congress in 1936. Violin--Specimens. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/ihas.200154811