Object details
Accession number
10.b.3.7
Creators
Full title
Description of the Character, Manners, and Customs of the People of India and of their Institutions, Religious and Civil, Volume I
Creation Date
1818
Language
English
Publication Place
Philadelphia
Binding Description
quarter-bound in brown paper; tan paper; black printed lettering on spine
Description
2 v. ; 22 cm. (Harvard Copy)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Charles F. Libbie and Co., Boston on 29 April 1886 for 35 cents.
Marks
Inscribed in red pencil (on flyleaf): 2 vol 3.50Inscribed in pencil: E.G. SmithInscribed in pencil (on flyleaf): S91/2
Dimensions
22.9 x 14.6 x 3.2 cm (9 x 5 3/4 x 1 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
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