Object details
Object number
10.c.2.11
Creator(s)
Title
Reminisces of foreign travel : a fragment of autobiography
Date
1894
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Boston, Massachusetts
Binding Description
green cloth; gilt lettering; gilded top edge
Description
2 p. l., 104 p. 25 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #000116539)
Dimensions
24.8 x 16.5 x 1.3 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Pasted inside front cover: To George Washington, April 30, 1889 by Robert C. Winthrop (1809-1894)
Inscribed in black ink (on poem by the author pasted inside front cover): Mrs. J.L. Gardner, / with the best regards / of Rob. C. Winthrop.
Inscribed in brown ink (on bottom left corner of flyleaf): May 1 1894
Inscribed in black ink (on flyleaf): Mrs. J. L. Gardner, / from her affectionate / uncle, / Rob. C. Winthrop.
Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Robert C. Winthrop (1809-1894) on 13 March 1885 (ARC.005945)
Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Robert C. Winthrop (1809-1894) on 26 March 1889 (ARC.005946)
Provenance
Gift from author Robert C. Winthrop (1809-1894) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 1 May 1894.
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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