Violin, northern Italy, ca. 1660 Later belly attributed to Antonio Stradivari Note: Click on any major structural area of the instrument to see a close-up of that area. NMM 3414. Violin, northern Italy, ca. 1660. Later belly attributed to Antonio Stradivari. Ex coll.: E. M. W. Paul, London. Witten-Rawlins Collection, 1984. Laurence Witten, the collector who obtained this violin from E. M. W. Paul in the mid-1960s, suggested that the back and ribs might have been made by Antonio Casini of Modena. The scroll, according to Witten, was probably made by a member of the Testore family of Milan. Soundholes Note: Click on image above to see larger image. Scroll and Pegbox Note: Click on images above to see larger images. Go to Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD 57069 ©National Music Museum, 2005 Most recent update: October 24, 2007 You are the 450th visitor to this page since June 29, 2005. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page