Object details
Object number
9.a.2.10
Creator(s)
Title
The Letters of His Eminence William Cardinal O’Connell, Archbishop of Boston, Volume I: From College Days, 1876, to Bishop of Portland, 1901
Date
1915
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Binding Description
Red textile binding with gilded lettering on spine and gilded crest on front cover
Description
vii, 280 pages, [29] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Dimensions
22.5 x 15.5 x 3.5 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Signed in blue ink (front flyleaf, top): To Mrs. Isabella Stewart Gardner / from / H. Card. O'Donnell / Abp. Boston
Enclosed: Magazine clipping, portrait of Cardinal O'Donnell (ARC.010027)
Enclosed: Visiting card (ARC.004097)
Provenance
Gift from Cardinal William Henry O' Connell to Isabella Stewart Gardner after 1915.
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
Macknight Room
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