Thomas Perry (Irish: Tomás de Poire; c. 1738 – November 1818) was an Irish luthier who introduced a type of bowed psaltery known as the cither viol or sultana.[2] He is regarded as one of Ireland's most influential violin makers and is often referred to as 'The Irish Stradivari'.[3] Perry's output was quite prolific and his shop has been credited with making over 4,000 instruments. His violins are usually numbered on the button and inscribed just below the button "PERRY DUBLIN".
Perry followed in the footsteps of his father, and began working as a luthier in his shop in Dublin. His earliest documented violin is dated 1764. Perry took over his fathers shop around 1766 and by 1770, Perry had established his business in nearby Anglesea Street. Perry operated the business until he died in 1818. His will indicates that he left his finished and unfinished instruments to his son-in-law, William Wilkinson, along with his working implements and his stock-in-trade. After Perry's death, Wilkinson operated the business under the name of 'Perry and Wilkinson'.[5]
Thomas Perry numbered all his violins and is known to have made more than 4,000.[6] As well as making first-class violins, Perry also made violas, cellos and at least one double-bass, some of which are in the collection of the National Museum of Ireland.[7] He invented the cither-viol or sultana in the 1760s and was renowned for the quality and beauty of his instruments.[8] Tradition has it that Perry was able to copy an Amati lent to him by the Duke of Leinster, but his other models are of a more Tyrolean type or reminiscent of the work of Richard Duke in London.[9]
The violin maker Richard Tobin, who later set up business in London, was one of his apprentices, and Vincenzo Panormo worked with Perry prior to moving to London. His pupils included violin makers John Delany, John Mackintosh, William Ringwood, and William Wilkinson (1771-1838), who married Perry's eldest daughter Elizabeth in June 1794 and carried on the business after Perry's death until 1839.[8]
A. McGoogan: "Thomas Perry: An Eighteenth-Century Irish Musical Instrument Maker", National Museum of Science and Art, Dublin Museum Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 3 (Dublin, 1911), p. 11−14
W.H. Grattan Flood: "A Famous Dublin Fiddle Maker", in: The Irish Independent, 24 April 1920
Joan Tighe: "Thomas Perry of Anglesea Street, Dublin", in: Dublin Historical Record vol. 18 no. 1 (1962), p. 24−31
Jane Ryan: "Thomas Perry and His Violins", in: The Irish Times, 18 August 1978
John Kenneth Rice: The Life and Work of Thomas Perry (unpublished MA thesis, Maynooth University, 1993)
Citationsedit
^Morris, William Meredith (1920). British Violin Makers (2 ed.). London: Pelican Publishing.
^ abcdefghijPoulopoulos, Panagiotis; Durkin, Rachael (May 2016). "'A very mistaken identification': the 'sultana' or 'cither viol' and its links to the bowed psaltery, viola d'amore and guittar" (PDF). Early Music. 44 (2): 307–331. doi:10.1093/em/caw047.
^ abcdeTighe, Joan (December 1962). "Thomas Perry of Anglesea Street, Dublin" (PDF). Dublin Historical Record. 18 (1): 24–31. doi:10.1093/em/caw047. JSTOR 30102744.
^Molony, Orla: "Perry, Thomas", in: The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland, ed. by Harry White and Barra Boydell (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), p.829–30).
^ abcdGogan, L.S. (1952). "Musical Instrument Collections in the National Museum of Ireland". In Fleischmann, Aloys (ed.). Music in Ireland: a Symposium. Cork: Cork University Press. p. 303.
^ abIrish Times, William Galland Stuart, 21 September 1973
^Brian W. Harvey: The Violin Family and its Makers in the British Isles, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1995. pp 183-185
^"My original instruments". Taro Takeuchi. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
^ abcdefPoulopoulos, Panagiotis (2011). "Appendix I". The Guittar in the British Isles, 1750-1810 (PhD). The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^"Kit (Dancing Master's Fiddle) by Thomas Perry, Dublin, Ireland, ca. 1780-1800". NMM Collections. National Music Museum. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
Gerald Trimble playing 1769 Perry cither viol (YouTube)
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Thomas Perry Irish Tomas de Poire c 1738 November 1818 was an Irish luthier who introduced a type of bowed psaltery known as the cither viol or sultana 2 He is regarded as one of Ireland s most influential violin makers and is often referred to as The Irish Stradivari 3 Perry s output was quite prolific and his shop has been credited with making over 4 000 instruments His violins are usually numbered on the button and inscribed just below the button PERRY DUBLIN Thomas PerryTomas de PoireViolin by Perry published in 1920 1 Bornc 1738 County Laois IrelandDiedNovember 1818 1818 11 00 aged 79 80 Dublin IrelandEducationJohn Perry father George WardKnown forLuthier cither violNotable workThe Papini Perry c 1780 The Trimble Perry 1769 The Takeuchi Perry c 1770 Cruise Collection c 1780 StyleAmati style Stainer style Perry styleMovementIrish schoolSpouseElizabeth Smyth m 1766 RelativesJames Perry brother John Perry brother Joseph Perry cousin William Wilkinson nephew Signature Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Instrument list 3 1 Violins 3 2 Cither viols amp sultanas 3 3 Viola d amores 3 4 Cellos amp double basses 3 5 Guittars 3 6 Pochettes 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Bibliography 5 2 Citations 6 External linksBiography editPerry was probably born in County Laois Ireland 4 to John Perry an established violin maker died 1787 and worked in the Temple Bar of Dublin Career editPerry followed in the footsteps of his father and began working as a luthier in his shop in Dublin His earliest documented violin is dated 1764 Perry took over his fathers shop around 1766 and by 1770 Perry had established his business in nearby Anglesea Street Perry operated the business until he died in 1818 His will indicates that he left his finished and unfinished instruments to his son in law William Wilkinson along with his working implements and his stock in trade After Perry s death Wilkinson operated the business under the name of Perry and Wilkinson 5 Thomas Perry numbered all his violins and is known to have made more than 4 000 6 As well as making first class violins Perry also made violas cellos and at least one double bass some of which are in the collection of the National Museum of Ireland 7 He invented the cither viol or sultana in the 1760s and was renowned for the quality and beauty of his instruments 8 Tradition has it that Perry was able to copy an Amati lent to him by the Duke of Leinster but his other models are of a more Tyrolean type or reminiscent of the work of Richard Duke in London 9 The violin maker Richard Tobin who later set up business in London was one of his apprentices and Vincenzo Panormo worked with Perry prior to moving to London His pupils included violin makers John Delany John Mackintosh William Ringwood and William Wilkinson 1771 1838 who married Perry s eldest daughter Elizabeth in June 1794 and carried on the business after Perry s death until 1839 8 vteThe Irish violin making schoolThomas Molineuxc 1700 1757John Perry Ic 1710 1787Martyn Molineuxc 1720 George Wardc 1715 1769John Wardc 1703 1778Thomas Perryc 1738 1818James Perryc 1759 1810John Delanyc 1769 1838William Ringwoodc 1769 1842Richard Tobinc 1766 1847William Wilkinsonc 1767 1830John Mackintoshc 1780 1841Daniel Compton Arthur Ringwoodc 1812 1860George Tobinc 1809 1861solid lines Pere Fils dashed lines Maitre EleveInstrument list editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items April 2021 Violins edit 1764 no 35 The Leixlip Perry earliest identified Perry instrument 10 1768 no 408 last identified from Christ Church Yard 10 c 1770 no The Longford Perry 10 c 1770 no 418 sold by Tarisio in 2011 Cozio 23823 11 1771 no 540 earliest identified from Anglesea Street 10 1772 no 535 sold by Sotheby s on 22 March 1994 10 1780 no The Papini Perry formerly Cruise collection used by Guido Papini National Museum of Ireland Dublin 3 1780 no Cruise Violin II formerly Cruise collection National Museum of Ireland Dublin 3 1782 no 1144 10 1792 no 1709 1795 no 2084 c 1800 no 3440 Sotheby s auction catalogue 22 November 1984 lot 95 12 Cither viols amp sultanas edit 1767 National Museum of Ireland Dublin 2 1767 Victoria and Albert Museum London 13 c 1767 Springer Sisters collection Kent 2 1769 The Trimble Perry Gerald Trimble collection 2 1770 National Museum of Ireland Dublin 7 c 1790 Gerald Trimble collection 2 c 1790 Stearns collection University of Michigan Michigan 2 1792 National Museums Liverpool 2 1794 Museum of Fine Arts Boston 2 1802 National Museum of Ireland Dublin 7 Viola d amores edit 1777 no 030 National Museum of Ireland Dublin 2 1801 no 2038 National Museum of Ireland Dublin 2 Cellos amp double basses edit Cruise Cello formerly Cruise collection National Museum of Ireland Dublin 3 Perry Bass only identified double bass by Perry National Museum of Ireland Dublin 3 Guittars edit c 1770 The Takeuchi Perry Taro Takeuchi collection 14 1790 National Museum of Ireland Dublin 1913 397 15 National Museum of Ireland Dublin 1908 17 15 Victoria and Albert Museum Dublin 222 1882 15 Sotheby s auction catalogue 22 May 1986 lot 186 p 174 15 Phillips auction catalogue 14 September 1978 lot 41 p 12 15 Sotheby s auction catalogue 14 February 1974 lot 34 p 10 15 Pochettes edit c 1790 National Music Museum South Dakota 16 National Museum of Ireland Dublin 7 See also editJohn Delany Irish luthier John Mackintosh Irish luthier Thomas Molineux Irish luthier George Ward Irish luthier References editBibliography edit A McGoogan Thomas Perry An Eighteenth Century Irish Musical Instrument Maker National Museum of Science and Art Dublin Museum Bulletin vol 1 no 3 Dublin 1911 p 11 14 W H Grattan Flood A Famous Dublin Fiddle Maker in The Irish Independent 24 April 1920 Joan Tighe Thomas Perry of Anglesea Street Dublin in Dublin Historical Record vol 18 no 1 1962 p 24 31 Jane Ryan Thomas Perry and His Violins in The Irish Times 18 August 1978 John Kenneth Rice The Life and Work of Thomas Perry unpublished MA thesis Maynooth University 1993 Citations edit Morris William Meredith 1920 British Violin Makers 2 ed London Pelican Publishing a b c d e f g h i j Poulopoulos Panagiotis Durkin Rachael May 2016 A very mistaken identification the sultana or cither viol and its links to the bowed psaltery viola d amore and guittar PDF Early Music 44 2 307 331 doi 10 1093 em caw047 a b c d e Tighe Joan December 1962 Thomas Perry of Anglesea Street Dublin PDF Dublin Historical Record 18 1 24 31 doi 10 1093 em caw047 JSTOR 30102744 Molony Orla Perry Thomas in The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland ed by Harry White and Barra Boydell Dublin UCD Press 2013 p 829 30 Tighe 1962 Molony 2013 as above a b c d Gogan L S 1952 Musical Instrument Collections in the National Museum of Ireland In Fleischmann Aloys ed Music in Ireland a Symposium Cork Cork University Press p 303 a b Irish Times William Galland Stuart 21 September 1973 Brian W Harvey The Violin Family and its Makers in the British Isles Clarendon Press Oxford 1995 pp 183 185 a b c d e f Rice John Kenneth 1993 The Life and Work of Thomas Perry Doctorate St Patrick s College Maynooth p 57 Thomas Perry II Dublin c 1770 Tarisio Auctions Retrieved 18 April 2021 Boydell Brian Brian Boydell Dublin Music Trade Card Index Dublin Dublin Music Trade Cither Viol Victoria and Albert Museum Retrieved 29 January 2019 My original instruments Taro Takeuchi Retrieved 30 January 2019 a b c d e f Poulopoulos Panagiotis 2011 Appendix I The Guittar in the British Isles 1750 1810 PhD The University of Edinburgh Retrieved 20 April 2021 Kit Dancing Master s Fiddle by Thomas Perry Dublin Ireland ca 1780 1800 NMM Collections National Music Museum Retrieved 18 April 2021 External links editThomas Perry on Dublin Music Trade Thomas Perry on Brian Boydell Card Index Thomas Perry on Dictionary of Irish Biography Thomas Perry on Tarisio Auctions Thomas Perry on Amati Thomas Perry on Ingles amp Hayday Perry violin at Musical Instrument Museum Perry cither viol at Victoria and Albert Museum Perry pochette at National Music Museum Gerald Trimble playing 1769 Perry cither viol YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Perry luthier amp oldid 1179069203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
