Receipt
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Steinway & Sons
(founded 1853)
Date14 November 1902
Place MadeNew York City, New York, United States, North America
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions28.73 x 20.48 cm (11 5/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.100002
eMuseum ID725850
EmbARK ObjectID24480
Other NumberARC.ISG.009
TMS Source ID8957
Last Updated8/9/24
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Not on viewWeb CommentaryWhen Isabella Stewart Gardner opened her museum in 1903, it included a two-story concert hall known as the Music Room. This receipt is for the grand piano that once stood in that room. While the hall was demolished in 1914, the receipt attests to its elegant furnishings—and to Gardner’s investment in top-of-the-line equipment for performances at her museum.
MarksNotesPrinted, inscribed, and dated: New York, November 14th 1902 / Mrs. J. L. Gardner / One Ebonized Concert Grand / .... $1400.00....
ProvenanceNotesReceipt to Isabella Stewart Gardner for a concert grand piano, $1400, 14 November 1902.
