Object details
Object number
10.a.1.17
Creator(s)
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John Wade
(London, 1788 - 1875)
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author
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P. Covert
(active New York, 19th century)
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publisher
Title
Select proverbs of all nations : illustrated with notes and comments, to which is added, a summary of ancient pastimes, holidays and customs. With an analysis of the wisdom of the ancients, and of the fathers of the church, the whole arranged on a new plan
Date
1825
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
marbled board
Description
xvi, 216 p. 16 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #008655326)
Dimensions
15.9 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm (6 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 1 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (on front end paper): 180 / C Stewart / July 2 1827
Inscribed in pencil (on flyleaf): Primus in orbe Deos / fecit timore [it was fear that first produced gods in the world] / La [illegible] / 3. p. 314 / Sit tibi terra levis [may the earth rest lightly on you] / S.S.S.L. / mortui non mordant [the dead do not bite] XI / sis felix, taceasque [be happy and quiet] 4. 289
Inscribed in pencil (on back pasted end paper): 113
Provenance
Probably owned by Charles Stewart by 2 July 1827.
Probably inherited by Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown date.
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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