Object details
Object number
10.b.2.19
Creator(s)
Title
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
Date
1859
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Boston
Binding Description
brown cloth; blind stamped with floral decoration and rings
Dimensions
19.4 x 12.7 x 3.8 cm (7 5/8 x 5 x 1 1/2 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Signed in pencil (on flyleaf, top right): John L. Gardner Jr.
Enclosed: note dated 15 December 1905. (ARC.009912).
Enclosed: Newspaper clipping of Oliver Wendell Holmes' home at 296 Beacon Street (ARC.007695)
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband John L. Gardner (1837-1898).
Inherited by Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1898.
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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