Violin labelled Petroni, ca. 1880-1910 NMM 5583. Violin, Markneukirchen and/or Schönbach (Luby), Bohemia, ca. 1880-1910. Printed paper label with torn edges and deliberate abrasions: Giovanni Petroni fecit / Cremonae anno 1817. Top: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce, medium grain. Back: two-piece, quarter-cut maple with very faint, medium curl descending slightly from center joint. Varnish: medium red; heavily shaded; black ink applied over varnish; artificial antiquing comprised of wear, ink-filled, simulated cracks and dents. Gift of Mrs. Harry C. Helm, Columbia, Tennessee, 1993. National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD   57069 ©National Music Museum, 2002-2004 Most recent update:   October 24, 2007 You are the 1,612th visitor to this page since August 11, 2003. Between September 11, 2002-August 11, 2003, this page received 408 hits. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page