Instrument

Iconography Index

A Thousand Mornings of Music, Arnold Gingrich, Crown Publishers, New York, 1970: Black-and-white photos (front, back, side & label).

Italian Violin-Makers (1952), Karel Jalovec, Orbis, Prague, 1952: Black-and-white photo (f-hole).

The Henry Hottinger Collection, Rembert Wurlitzer, Inc., New York, 1966: Black-and-white photos (front, back & side).

The 'Secrets' of Stradivari, Simone F. Sacconi, Eric Blot Edizioni, Cremona, 2000: Black-and-white photo (inside of back and of table).

The Strad Calendar 2010: Violin Heroes, Newsquest, London, 2009: Color photos (front & back).

The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators, George Hart, Dulau & Co., London, 1885: Black-and-white illustration (back - Plate 12).

Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, New York, 1972: Black-and-white photos (front, back, side & label).

W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive: Black-and-white photos (D18 - front, back, scroll, f-hole & C-bout).

Notes

This violin has a high reputation for the tonal quality and was once owned and played by the world famous virtuoso Jascha Heifetz (1902-1987). The owner in the late 1800s, George Hart, named the violin "Dolphin" as its striking appearance and color of its back reminded him of a dolphin. This violin is known as one of the top three violins made by Stradivari along with 1715 "Alard" and 1716 "Messiah".

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Provenance

Owner	Owned From	Owned In	Owned Till	Price paid
Nippon Music Foundation	2000			For members only
...
Henry Hottinger (New York)			1965
Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.	1965
Jascha Heifetz	1950
W.E. Hill & Sons	1950		1950
...
Richard Bennett (Southport, Lancashire)	1915			For members only
W.E. Hill & Sons			1915
A. N. Stothert	1910			For members only
W.E. Hill & Sons			1910
Lieutenant Munro, R.N.	1892	1896		For members only
W.E. Hill & Sons	1892		1892
Richard Bennett (Southport, Lancashire)	1882		1892	For members only
David Laurie (Glasgow)			1882
...
John Adam	1875			For members only
George Hart	1868		1875	For members only
C. G. Meier (London)	1862		1868	For members only
Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (Paris)			1862
...

 Current owner
 Indicates that the owner is or was also a musician

Players

Name	Played From	Played In	Played To
Akiko Suwanai	2001	2003
...
Sidney Harth
...
Joseph Joachim
...

 Current player
 Indicates that the musician is or was also an owner of one or more instruments

Certificates

Dendrochronological analysis: John C. Topham, Surrey. Youngest ring is 1704.

References

A Thousand Mornings of Music, Arnold Gingrich, Crown Publishers, New York, 1970.

Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902.

Italian Violin-Makers (1952), Karel Jalovec, Orbis, Prague, 1952.

The Henry Hottinger Collection, Rembert Wurlitzer, Inc., New York, 1966.

The 'Secrets' of Stradivari, Simone F. Sacconi, Eric Blot Edizioni, Cremona, 2000.

The Strad Calendar 2010: Violin Heroes, Newsquest, London, 2009.

The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators, George Hart, Dulau & Co., London, 1885.

Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, New York, 1972.

W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive.

W. E. Hill Business Records (1850 - 1990).

"Anything Man Can Do . . .", Margaret Campbell, The Strad, August, 1971, 1971.

"How Many Strads? - Supplemental", Ernest N. Doring, Violins & Violinists, November, 1950, 1950.

"Multi-purpose man on the run", Hannah Hanani, The Strad, November, 1993, 1993.

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