Music Book
author
Isabella Tod Stewart
(Suffield, Connecticut, 1778 - 1848, Jamaica, Long Island, New York)
Date1792
Place MadeNew York City, New York, United States, North America
MediumHandwritten ink on paper in a composite and leather binding
Dimensions20.5 x 19 cm (8 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.009117
eMuseum ID722177
EmbARK ObjectID34799
Other Numberv.1.b.3.8
TMS Source ID18255
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 vol., 7 p. [used; rest are blank]; 12°Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesDiana Seave Greenwald, "The Original Isabella Stewart," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 4 May 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/original-isabella-stewart
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), p.23, fig. 6.
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), p.23, fig. 6.
MarksNotesInscribed in ink (on label, on cover): Isabella Tod's / Music Book / August 30th 1792
ProvenanceNotesCollection of Isabella Stewart Gardner's grandmother, Isabella Tod Stewart (1778-1848). Presumably bequeathed by Isabella Tod Stewart to Isabella Stewart Gardner.
