It was made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona and named after the French violinist Charles Dancla.
They wrote a letter to Arthur Spitzer describing the violin as, "fully authentic, totally guaranteed and in a remarkable state of conservation".
[4] with this violin Stradivari experimented with proportions of the violin, the string lengths and rib heights resulted in a longer back and fuller curves, both in the front and back plates.
[4] in 1854 Mr. Defrance from Saint-Étienne, France, purchased the violin in Paris from French luthier Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume.
In 1882 it was purchased by Professor of violin at the Paris Conservatoire, Charles Dancla.