Object details
Object number
3.1.8
Creator(s)
Title
Musical Instruments: Historic, Rare and Unique
Date
1888
Medium
Printed ink on paper, chromolithograph
Language
English
Publication Place
Edinburgh
Binding Description
Half-bound: Red leather spine and white leather boards. Gilded lettering and decoration on front cover and spine.
Description
xix, 107 p., 50 leaves of plates : col. ill., music ; 42 cm.
Dimensions
42 x 32.5 x 6 cm (16 9/16 x 12 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1906.
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.
Bibliography
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 36.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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