London · b. about 1720, d. after 1780
Historical maker
Named in 9 books.
Also recorded as: Dickeson, John
What the books printed
The Violin, 1875. Page 179, scan 237.
DICKESON, John, 1750—1780, a native of Stirling. He would seem to have lived at various places, some instruments dating from London and some from Cambridge. He was an excellent workman, and chiefly copied Amati. His work much resembles that of Cappa.
The violin, Hart, George. London: Dulau, 1880. Page 162, scan 180.
DICKESON, John, 1750—1780, a native of Stirling. He would seem to have lived at various places, some instruments dating from London and some from Cambridge. He was an excellent workman, and chiefly copied Amati. His work much resembles that of Cappa.
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 23, scan 31.
Dickeson (Dickson), John. Born in Stirling, but worked both in London and Cambridge, about 1750-1780. There are instruments dating from both places. He followed the Amati pattern and his work was excellent.
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. p. 23.
As printed on this page: "Dickeson (Dickson), John. Born in Stirling, but worked both in London and Cambridge, about 1750-1780. There are instruments dating from both places. He followed the Amati pattern and his work was excellent."
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 23, scan 33. Held as more than one scan.
Dickeson (Dickson), John. Born in Stirling, but worked both in London and Cambridge, about 1750-1780. There are instruments dating from both places. He followed the Amati pattern and his work was excellent.
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 23, scan 33. Held as more than one scan.
Dickeson (Dickson), John. Born in Stirling, but worked both in London and Cambridge, about 1750-1780. There are instruments dating from both places He followed the Amati pattern and his work was excellent.
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. p. 23. Held as more than one scan.
As printed on this page: "Dickeson (Dickson), John. Born in Stirling, but worked both in London and Cambridge, about 1750-1780. There are instruments dating from both places. He followed the Amati pattern and his work was excellent."
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 21, scan 43. Held as more than one scan.
DICKSON (DICKESON), JOHN, London and Cambridge, b. Stirling (Scotland), about 1720, d. after 1780.
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. p. 21. Held as more than one scan.
As printed on this page: "DICKSON (DICKESON), JOHN, London and Cambridge, b. Stirling (Scotland), about 1720, d. after 1780."
Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922. Page 102, scan 106.
Dickson (Dickeson), John. — London und Cambridge. Geb. in Stirling (Schottland) um 1720, † nach 1780
Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 247, scan 271.
DICKESON (Dickson), John, b. in Stirling. London and Cambridge, about 1750-80; excellent.
The History of the Violin, 1864. Page 274, scan 295. Held as more than one scan.
DICKSON, JOHN, Cambridge, 1779.
Violins and violin makers. Biographical dictionary of the great Italian artistes, their followers and imitators, to the present time. With essays on important subjects connected with the violin, Pearce, Joseph. London: Longman and co.; Sheffield, J. Pearce, jun., 1866. Page 28, scan 36.
DICKSON, JOHN, Cambridge, 1779
- Entries from 9 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
162 other London makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:
- 1720 Ditton
- about 1720 Preston
- 1720 Sexton, John
- 1720 to 1748 Thomson
- about 1723 Norborn, John
- about 1724 Preston