Violin

Object Name:

Violin

Object ID:

2016.004

Creator:

Stanley, William Y. (1807-1878)Musical Instrum

Place of Origin:

Peterborough, NH

Date:

1846

Description:

Violin. Made by William Yeardley Stanley (1807-1878), Peterborough, NH, 1846. Spruce belly; maple ribs, back, and neck; mahogany fingerboard and pegs; band of inlay around edge of front and back. Hand-drawn ink on paper shield-shaped label glued to interior of back: "Wm. Y. Stanley, / MAKER, / Peterborough, / N.H. / June, 1846. / No. 2." Four strings, one broken.

Material:

Wood

Spruce
Maple
Mahogany

Dimensions:

H-3 W-7.75 L-24.25 inches

Provenance:

Acquired by donor as part of a box lot at an auction.

William Yeardley Stanley (1807-1878) was the son of William and Mary Yeardley Stanley, born in Windham, VT. By 1810 the Stanley family had moved to Dublin, NH, where William Y. grew to adulthood. By 1829 William moved to Peterborough, when his parents moved to McDonough, NY. He worked as a machinist in Peterborough through the late 1840s, probably building and maintaining textile mill machinery. By 1850 Stanley and his family had moved to Winchendon, MA, where he lived and worked as a machinist until his death in 1878.

Credit Line:

Gift of Historic Deerfield, Inc.

People:

Stanley, William Y. (1807-1878)

Subjects:

Violins, Musical instruments, Stringed instruments