# The "Messiah" violin, labelled 1716

> Hardly played since it left Stradivari's workshop, which makes it the reference for his varnish and the subject of the dendrochronology dispute over its…

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**ART** 0CQAH1T47XZ5·Artifact · object

# The "Messiah" violin, labelled 1716

PhotographCC BY-SA 4.0Label 1716; outer tree rings 1680s

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Hardly played since it left Stradivari's workshop, which makes it the reference for his varnish and the subject of the dendrochronology dispute over its date.

Geni, 1716. CC BY-SA 4.0

## Copies 3

**Photo** Geni · commons.wikimedia.org · 2023-02 · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Messiah_Stradivarius_ashmolean.JPG)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/47008232016566002b4890712be5057d343a0b3437eafcb5cc93b8cc0c05f20b)

**Dataset** Henri Grissino-Mayer · ncei.noaa.gov · 2005 · Public domain (US government work)Primary source: [Grissino-Mayer - Messiah Violin - PCAB - ITRDB BRIT050](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQAGGZ27WWP/grissino-mayer-messiah-violin-pcab-itrdb-brit050)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/3432)

**Picture** Geni · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Messiah_Stradivarius_ashmolean.JPG)

## Where it is kept

[Ashmolean Museum, Oxford](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CQAGJ640Z23/ashmolean-museum-oxford) · Museum

## Sources 2

- [A dendroarchaeological re-examination of the 'Messiah' violin and other instruments attributed to Antonio Stradivari](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQAGG7M04YP/a-dendroarchaeological-re-examination-of-the-messiah-violin)_SRC_
- [Adverse implications of misdating in dendrochronology: Addressing the re-dating of the 'Messiah' violin](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQAGGFE1C45/adverse-implications-of-misdating-in-dendrochronology)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The "Messiah" violin, labelled 1716 [Artifact ART0CQAH1T47XZ5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CQAH1T47XZ5
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**ART** 0CQAH1T47XZ5

Kind

Object

Held by

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (WA1940.112)

Dated

label 1716; outer tree rings 1680s

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CC BY-SA 4.0

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[Ashmolean Museum, Oxford](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CQAGJ640Z23/ashmolean-museum-oxford)

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[Stradivari "secret"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret)

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