Squier Violin
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Object Details
- Squier, Victor Carroll
- Description
- This violin was made by Victor Carroll Squier of Michigan in 1925. Victor Squier established a violin and string manufacturing company in Battle Creek, Michigan and was known as “the American Stradivarius” for his high-quality work. This violin was made for his niece Olive, for her high school graduation. The violin was played by Olive until the varnish wore off and she purchased a new violin in 1962. She continued to perform until 1990 but rarely used the Squier violin again.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Gregory M. Parkes, Jonathan R. Parkes, and Judith P. Roelofs
- 1925
- ID Number
- 2002.0275.01
- accession number
- 2002.0275
- catalog number
- 2002.0275.01
- Object Name
- violin
- Measurements
- overall: 35.9 cm x 16.7 cm x 3.1 cm; 14 1/8 in x 6 9/16 in x 1 1/4 in
- Place Made
- United States: Michigan, Battle Creek
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Violins
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1027652
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-e6aa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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