Object details

Object number

S.G.S.2.51

Creator(s)

• Houghton, Mifflin And Company (active Boston and New York, 1880 - 2007) - publisher
• Riverside Press (active Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1852 - 1971) - printer
• Denman Waldo Ross (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1853 - 1935, London) - author

Title

The Painter’s Palette: A Theory of Tone Relations, An Instrument of Expression

Date

1919

Medium

Printed ink on paper

Language

English

Publication Place

Boston

Binding Description

Dark blue textile binding with gilded title on front cover and spine

Description

viii, [1], 41 pages ; 4°

Dimensions

25 x 18 x 0.5 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/16 x 3/16 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Signed in pencil (front flyleaf): I.S. Gardner / from / D.W. Ross - / September 1919 - / ND / 132
Stamped in black ink (half-title): Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 
Inscribed in pencil (copyright page): "From S.Gall." - Carter's hand / Could this be listed as S.G.S. 12.51 / next to Ross On Drawing and Painting. / There is no card for it in S.G.S. 

Provenance

Gift from the author Denman Waldo Ross to Isabella Stewart Gardner in September 1919. 

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

Short Gallery

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