Object Details
maker
Peresson, Sergio
Description
This violin was made by Sergio Peresson of Haddonfield, New Jersey in 1980. There is an original printed label inside the instrument:
Sergio Peresson di Udine
Fece Anno 1980
Haddonfield
Sergio Peresson
[the number"80," the word "Haddonfield"and the signature are hand-written]
(stamped on the middle of the inside back):
S.PERESSON
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
Credit Line
Gift of Evelyn and Herbert R. Axelrod
date made
1980
ID Number
2002.3026.01
nonaccession number
2002.3026
catalog number
2002.3026.01
Object Name
violin
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
Place Made
United States: New Jersey, Haddonfield
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1029149