Object details
Object number
10.a.3.1
Creator(s)
Title
Theodore Thomas, A Musical Autobiography, Volume I: Life Work
Date
1905
Medium
Printed ink on paper with photogravure prints
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)
Dimensions
23.5 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 x 1 1/2 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in brown ink (on front end page) in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand: Isabella Stewart Gardner / Green Hill / October 1907
Inscribed in black ink (on frontispiece): Faithfully Yours / Theodore Thomas
Illustrated with a photogravure print by A.W. Elson & Co., Boston and other photogravure prints by an unknown illustrator.
Provenance
Gift from the author Theodore Thomas (1835-1905) to Isabella Stewart Gardner between April 1905 and October 1907.
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.
Gallery
Blue Room
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