Object details

Accession number

10.b.1.16

Creators

• Herman Friedrich Grimm (Kassel, 1828 - 1901, Berlin) - author
• Cupples, Upham & Co. (active Boston, 1883 - 1890) - publisher
• Sarah Holland Adams (Boston, 1823 - 1916, Boston) - translator
• Rand, Avery & Co. (active Boston, 1851 - 1888) - printer

Full title

The destruction of Rome: a letter from Herman Grimm

Creation Date

1886

Language

English

Publication Place

Boston

Binding Description

gray paper; printed black lettering

Description

44 p.; 17 cm.

Provenance

Gift from R.W.B. to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 December 1887.

Marks

Inscribed in black ink (on cover) in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand: I.S. Gardner / Xmas 1887 / from / R.W.B.

Dimensions

16.8 x 10.8 cm (6 5/8 x 4 1/4 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

Bibliography

Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 32. 

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