Object details
Object number
10.a.2.9
Creator(s)
Title
The Story of a Passion
Date
1899
Medium
Printed ink on paper with illuminated woodcut prints
Language
English
Publication Place
East Aurora, New York
Binding Description
green leather; stamped gilded lettering; gilded top edge; brown moire end pages
Description
20 p., [1] L. ; 18 cm (Brown University rec. #ocm11696209)
Dimensions
21 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm (8 1/4 x 6 x 1/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed (on front end page) in black ink: 1901 A Merry Christmas / dear Mrs. Gardner / from yours devotedly / B J Lang
Illustrated with illuminated woodcut prints by George Carlock.
Provenance
Gift from conductor Benjamin Johnson Lang (1837-1909) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 December 1901.
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.
Gallery
Blue Room
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