Object details
Accession number
10.a.1.21
Creators
Full title
The Rescue of an Old Place
Creation Date
1900
Language
English
Publication Place
Boston
Binding Description
green cloth; stamped black lettering; stamped black decoration; gilt lettering on spine
Description
vii, 289 p. ; 19 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #006515688)
Provenance
Gift from author Mary Caroline Robbins (1841-1912) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 1 October 1901.
Marks
Inscribed in black ink (on flyleaf): To / Mrs. Gardner / True artist and earnest worker, / from her friend / Mary Caroline Robbins / Oct. 1 1901Enclosed (pasted on back of front cover): Photograph of Overlea House in Hingham (ARC.009821)Inscribed in black ink (below photograph): Overlea after ten years. 1888-1898 Enclosed: Poem: To Isabella from Mary Caroline Robbins (1841 - 1912) on 1 October 1901 (ARC.005157)
Dimensions
17.8 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm (7 x 5 x 1 in.)
Display Media
Printed ink on paper
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
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