Object details
Object number
1.b.1.52
Creator(s)
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Domenico Morelli
(Naples, 1823 - 1901, Naples)
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illustrator
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William Padgett
(1851 - 1904, London)
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illustrator
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Alma Strettell
(Genoa, 1856 - 1939, Boston)
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translator
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John Singer Sargent
(Florence, 1856 - 1925, London)
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illustrator
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Edwin Austin Abbey
(Philadelphia, 1852 - 1911, London)
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illustrator
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Macmillan And Co.
(active London, 1843 - 1896)
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publisher
Title
Spanish & Italian Folk-Songs
Date
1887
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Light blue textile binding with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decoration on front and back cover
Description
xxi, 124 p. front., illus. (music) plates. 19 cm.
Dimensions
20 x 15 x 2.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (front flyleaf, top): to Mrs. Gardner / with compliments / of / John S. Sargent
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection between 1887 and 1906.
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.
Bibliography
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 65.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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