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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
The History of American Music
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

The History of American Music

author (American, 1848 - 1920)
printer (active Norwood, Massachusetts, 1894 - )
publisher (active London, 1843 - 1896)
Date1904
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions25.7 x 19.1 x 3.8 cm (10 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.b.3.15
eMuseum ID727652
EmbARK ObjectID19187
TMS Source ID6645
Last Updated8/9/24
Descriptionxiii, 380 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm. (Harvard Copy)
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella 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.
MarksNotesInscribed in black ink (on flyleaf): To Mrs. John L. Gardner/ with cordial esteem/ of/ Louis C. Elson
ProvenanceNotesGift from the author, music historian Louis Charles Elson (1848-1920) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 18 March 1904.