Object details
Object number
ARC.009111
Creator(s)
Isabella Stewart Gardner
(New York, 1840 - 1924, Boston)
Title
Travel Diary: China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Singapore, Myanmar, Egypt, and Italy
Date
1883 - 1884
Medium
Handwritten ink and graphite on paper in a leather binding with gilded edges
Language
English
Dimensions
19.5 x 16.5 cm (7 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Created by Isabella Stewart Gardner from September 1883 to June 1884.
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 Veeramani and Diana Seave Greenwald, "Isabella in China," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 19 May 2020, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/isabella-chinaNancy Berliner, "Listening, Learning, Meditating: Isabella's Journey with Chinese Art," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 7 December 2020, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/listening-learning-meditating-isabellas-journey-chinese-artAlex Eliopoulos, "Three Chinese Islamic Altar Vessels," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 13 April 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/three-chinese-islamic-altar-vesselsÂ
Gallery
Vatichino
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