Object details
Object number
10.a.2.6
Creator(s)
Title
Life in Mexico: During a residence of two years in that country
Date
about 1913
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
green cloth; stamped with crest; spine gilded with floral design; illustrated end papers
Description
xxxviii, 542 p., 18 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #001445292)
Dimensions
7 x 4 1/2 x 1 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in blue ink (on flyleaf) in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand: I.S. Gardner from T. F. Dwight June 1914 / Read while at work at Fenway Court
Provenance
Gift from Theodore Frelinghuysen Dwight (1846-1917), librarian and chief of the Bureau of Rolls and Library at the U.S. Department of State, to Isabella Stewart Gardner, June 1914.
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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