Object details

Accession number

10.a.2.8

Primary Creator

James R. Osgood and Company (active Boston, 1870 - 1885)

Full title

Heliotype Pictures of the Great Fire in Boston

Creation Date

1872

Language

English

Publication Place

Boston

Binding Description

half-bound in black leather; marbled paper; stamped gilded lettering on spine

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection after 1872.

Marks

Illustrated with heliograph prints by an unknown photographer.

Dimensions

14 x 18.4 x 0.3 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 1/8 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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