Object details

Accession number

10.a.3.1

Creators

• Theodore Thomas (Esens in East Friesland, Germany, 1835 - 1905, Chicago) - author
• A. W. Elson & Co. (active Boston, 1894 - 1925) - illustrator
• A.C. McClurg & Co. (active Chicago, 1844 - 1962) - publisher
• R.R. Donnelley And Sons Company (active Chicago, 1864 - present) - printer
• George P. Upton (Boston, 1834 - 1919, Chicago) - contributor

Full title

Theodore Thomas, A Musical Autobiography, Volume I: Life Work

Creation Date

1905

Language

English

Publication Place

Chicago, IL

Binding Description

brown cloth; stamped gilt lettering; stamped black lettering; gilded top edge

Description

2v. fronts., plates, ports., facsims. 23 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #001457773)

Provenance

Gift from the author Theodore Thomas (1835-1905) to Isabella Stewart Gardner between April 1905 and October 1907.

Marks

Inscribed in brown ink (on front end page) in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand: Isabella Stewart Gardner / Green Hill / October 1907Inscribed in black ink (on frontispiece): Faithfully Yours / Theodore ThomasIllustrated with a photogravure print by A.W. Elson & Co., Boston and other photogravure prints by an unknown illustrator. 

Dimensions

23.5 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 x 1 1/2 in.)

Display Media

Printed ink on paper with photogravure prints

Web Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

Permanent Gallery Location

Blue Room

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