Mirecourt · b. 1823, d. 1869
Historical maker
Named in 3 books.
What the books printed
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Scan 9.
Adam, Jean Dominique, b. Feb. 26, 1823, Mirecourt; d. Jan. 19, 1869. Was the son, pupil, and successor of Jean Adam, a maker of bows. He made many bows for the trade, but marked with his name those that he sold himself. His work is much superior to that of his father.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Scan 11. Held as more than one scan.
Adam, Jean Dominique, b. Feb. 26, 1823, Mirecourt; d. Jan. 19, 1869. Was the son, pupil, and successor of Jean Adam, a maker of bows. He made many bows for the trade, but marked with his name those that he sold himself. His work is much superior to that of his father.
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 114, scan 138. Held as more than one scan.
ADAM, JEAN DOMINIQUE, 1795 to 1864. Pupil and successor to his father Jean Adam. Only the best of his work was labeled with his trade-mark. His bows with an eight-cornered stick were very much in demand.
- Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and somebody judged them different people. That is being looked at again.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
154 other Mirecourt makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:
- 1821 Mast, Bloise
- 1822 Blaise
- 1822 to 1874 Brugere, François
- 1822 to 1889 Deroux, Georges
- born 1822 Maline, François-Alexis
- about 1825 Mast, Blaise