J. Pemberton
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John Dilworth
PEMBERTON, J. Worked circa. 1570-1585 London UK. As above; the name seems to have been conjured up to explain the engraved initials ‘JP 1578’ inscribed on the spurious instrument known as the violin of Queen Elizabeth I, supposedly presented to her by the Earl of Leicester. This was exhibited at the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria & Albert Museum) in 1872, but has been shown to be a fabrication of various parts, both primitive and modern.
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