Object details
Object number
10.c.2.13
Creator(s)
Title
Chosön; the land of the morning calm : a sketch of Korea / by Percival Lowell ; illustrated from photographs by the author
Date
1886
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Boston
Binding Description
Stamped and gilt decoration; gilt lettering; gilt top edge
Description
x, 412 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #008586226)
Dimensions
26 x 20.3 x 4.4 cm (10 1/4 x 8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (on piece of paper folded and pasted on front end paper): My dear Mrs Gardner, / Travel with / me in thought some- / time. Will you? / I would offer you / some of its records - / Is it not an Eastern / road that leads to your / Beverly bower - / Percival Lowell. / Wednesday
Illustrated with photographs by the author
Provenance
Gift from author Percival Lowell (1855-1916) to Isabella Stewart Gardner after 1886.
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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