Object details
Object number
10.a.1.23
Creator(s)
Title
Dreams
Date
1891
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Boston
Binding Description
yellow cloth; stamped red decoration; gilt stamped lettering; printed purple floral end pages
Description
182 p. front. 18 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #007649442)
Dimensions
17.8 x 12.7 x 1.9 cm (7 x 5 x 3/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Printed on self-adhesive paper label (on front end page): W.B. Clarke & Co. / Booksellers & stationers / Boston
Inscribed in pencil (on flyleaf): 3 x / cdu / lx / Pc. 3/97
Inscribed in black ink (on flyleaf): Isabella S. Gardner / from / W. Sturgis Bigelow / 1891
Illustrated with a photographic print of Olive Schreiner by an unknown photographer.
Provenance
Gift from collector William Sturgis Bigelow (1850-1926) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1891.
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
Rights and reproductions
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