Object details
Accession number
10.c.2.17
Primary Creator
Henry Adams
(Boston, 1838 - 1918, Washington DC)
Full title
Mont Saint Michel and Chartres : Travels, France
Creation Date
1904
Language
English
Publication Place
Washington
Binding Description
blue cloth; leather and gilt lettering on spine
Description
vi, 355, [1] p. : ill. ; 33 cm (Boston Athenaeum rec. #Lg DC20 .A2 1904)
Provenance
Gift from author Henry James (1843-1916) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 14 March 1905.
Marks
Inscribed in black ink (on front end paper): To / Mrs John L. Gardner / from / Henry Adams / March 14, 1905Illustrated with etched architectural prints by an unknown illustrator
Dimensions
33 x 26.7 x 3.2 cm (13 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Display Media
Printed ink on paper with etched prints
Web 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Blue Room
Bibliography
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 1.
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