Isabella Tod Stewart (Suffield, Connecticut, 1778 - 1848, Jamaica, Long Island, New York)
Music Book, 1792
Handwritten ink on paper in a composite and leather binding , 20.5 x 19 cm (8 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
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Vatichino
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept several possessions of her paternal grandmother and namesake Isabella Tod Stewart in the museum's galleries--including this music book. The elder Isabella's interest in music likely influenced her granddaughter who played the piano and was a patron of artists and musicians. She kept this book in the Vatichino, her personal treasure trove.