Instruments - Violin
made by John Antes, 1759, Bethlehem
possibly the first violin made in Colonial America
John Antes (1740-1811) was born in Pennsylvania, and was raised in Moravian schools. He showed early promise as a musician, and contracted to make a set of instruments for Lititz, Pennsylvania. The only known Antes instruments which survive, however, are this violin made in 1759, and a viola made in 1764 (now in the collection of the Litiz Moravian Archives). A cello which he made in 1764 is thought to be in the Moravian Church collection in Gnadenhutten, Ohio.
From the collection of the Moravian Historical Society, Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
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John Antes Violin |
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