Peresson Violin
Peresson Violin
- Description
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This violin was made by Sergio Peresson of Haddonfield, New Jersey in 1980. There is an original printed label inside the instrument:
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Sergio Peresson di Udine
Fece Anno 1980
Haddonfield
Sergio Peresson -
[the number"80," the word "Haddonfield"and the signature are hand-written]
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(stamped on the middle of the inside back):
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S.PERESSON
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Sergio Peresson (1913–1991) was an Italian-American violin maker. Born in Udine, Peresson began making violins in Italy in 1943. Four years later, Peresson moved to Caracas, Venezuela, where he made new instruments and was repairer to the Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra. In the early 1960s he moved to Philadelphia and worked for the firm of William Moennig & Son from 1963-1971. In 1971 Peresson moved to the suburb of Haddenfield, New Jersey and continued to make instruments until his death in 1991.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- violin
- date made
- 1980
- maker
- Peresson, Sergio
- Place Made
- United States: New Jersey, Haddonfield
- Measurements
- overall: 23 3/4 in x 8 1/16 in x 3 3/4 in; 60.325 cm x 20.47875 cm x 9.525 cm
- ID Number
- 2002.3026.01
- nonaccession number
- 2002.3026
- catalog number
- 2002.3026.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Evelyn and Herbert R. Axelrod
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Violins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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