Edward Popplewell I’Anson (J’Anson), Manchester 1851

About the instrument:

Edward Popplewell I’Anson worked in Hulme, Manchester from the mid-19th century. According to older reference works he was a pupil of William Booth Junior. This newly acquired rare cello is inscribed in ink on the lower rib ‘June 18th 1851 Manchester’ and branded ‘I’Anson’ below the button. Henley, in his Universal Dictionary, states that many of Janson’s (sic) instruments have been relabelled as Italian. Looking at this instrument it is not hard to see why. The arching and the soundhole placement are reminiscent of the Genoese School. It is not dissimilar to a Bernardus Calcanius cello I saw many years ago. Only the scroll gives the clue as to the origin of its youthful maker.

The cello back, length 735mm, is in two pieces of quarter-sawn maple with a curl of narrow width; the ribs and scroll of similar wood. The front is of medium grain spruce and the varnish of a golden-brown colour.

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Measurements

Back Length: 735mm
Upper Bout: 342mm
Middle Bout: 226mm
Lower Bout: 437mm
String Length: 678mm

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