Violin by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1704, "Betts."
Stradivari, Antonio,
approximately 1644-1737
creator person of work
Whittall, Gertrude Clarke,
1867-1965
former owner
Library of Congress.
three dimensional object
realia
three-dimensional form
violins
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1704
monographic
[1704]
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1 musical instrument.
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.
Gift; Mrs. Gertrude Clarke Whittall, 1936.
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
2022560101
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/ihas.200154811
rda
DLC
220719
20250607114722.6
22702520
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