{"product_id":"18743-violins-hill-william-ebsworth-hopkinson-francis-hayley-william-the-triumph-of-music-owned-by-the-founder-of-w-e-hill-sons-and-the-descendants-of-francis-hopkinson","title":"[Violins] [Hill, William Ebsworth. (1817–1895)] [Hopkinson, Francis. (1737–1791)] Hayley, William. (1745–1820) \"The Triumph of Music\" owned by the founder of W. E. Hill \u0026 Sons and the descendants of Francis Hopkinson","description":"An interesting example of \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Triumph of Music; A Poem: in Six Cantos\u003c\/i\u003e, with ownership signature on title page by Hill (\"W E Hill\"), who established the venerated violin-making firm W. E. Hill \u0026amp; Sons in 1880.  From Hill, the book passed into the collection of Elizabeth Borden Biddle (1800-1891), \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003edescendant of the distinguished family, her father being Judge Hopkinson, author of \"Hail Columbia\", her grandfather, Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, her great grandfather Thomas Hopkinson, a member of the provincial council and judge of the vice admiralty under George II.  Biddle has subsequently inscribed the volume to her nephew \u003c\/span\u003eEdward Hopkinson, dating the gift November 1883.  From the Francis Hopkinson Family Archives.  4to, contemporary calf. 148 pp. Boards with corners worn or perished, joints cracked but holding strong, musty odor, otherwise fine. A most interesting association copy!  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eWilliam Ebsworth Hill, the founder of the business, was born in London in 1817, and was the fourth generation of violin makers in the family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eThe company of W. E. Hill and Sons dominated the violin trade in England and throughout much of the rest of the world during the twentieth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093693026463,"sku":"18743","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Violins_Hill_William_Ebsworth_The_Triumph_of_Music_Book_18743b.jpg?v=1722189730","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/18743-violins-hill-william-ebsworth-hopkinson-francis-hayley-william-the-triumph-of-music-owned-by-the-founder-of-w-e-hill-sons-and-the-descendants-of-francis-hopkinson","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}