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Violin

English, 18th century
Richard Duke
 
Creation Place:
London
Date:
1776
 
Dimensions: Overall length: 58.3 cm Length of body: 35.3 cm Width of upper bout: 16.2 cm Width of middle bout: 10.8 cm Width of lower bout: 20.1 cm Height of ribs: 2.8 cm Vibrating length of strings: 31.6 cm
 
Classification:
Chordophone
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Laurence C. Wetten, II
Accession Number:
4746
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[4746 Violin: Duke]VIOLIN. Back is of one piece of quartersawn wood with a horizontal figure. Table is of one piece, with narrow grain at the edges and wide in the center. Original base bar and pegs with mother-of-pearl inlay. Short, heavy square f-holes. Light-colored wooden tailpiece and end-peg, the latter also with mother-of-pearl inlay. Baroque-style bridge. Deep brown varnish. Richard Duke was active in London between 1750 and 1780 and is considered one of the finest English makers. His work was highly influential on violin-making in England during the generation that followed his death. His earlier instruments were conceived according to the Stainer pattern. In his later instruments he favored the Amati pattern, and even and made a few examples Stradivari's "long model."
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Inscriptions in pencil:1. "Made by Richard Duke / London 1776";2. "Sold by J. Owencroft / Nottingham / to Mr. Fellows 1816."[First inscription in the bold, unmistakeable hand of Richard Duke. Engraved on the back, beneath the neck is "DUKE, / LONDON".
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Organization: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
Photographer: Alex Contreras

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