A GOOD ENGLISH VIOLIN by George Craske labelled Made by George Craske/(born 1797, died 1888)/and sold by/William E. Hill & Sons, London/Made 1856; the one-piece back of faint medium curl, the ribs similar, the scroll plain, the table of open grain, the varnish of a red-brown colour, over a golden ground, the length of back 14 1/8in. (35.8cm.)