Object details
Object number
m.2.11
Creator(s)
Title
Three Generations of English Women: Memoirs and Correspondence of Mrs. John Taylor, Mrs. Sarah Austin, and Lady Duff Gordon : Volume I
Date
1888
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Dark gray textile binding with gilded decoration and lettering on front cover and spine
Description
2 v. fronts., illus., ports. 21 cm.
Dimensions
20.5 x 15 x 3 cm (8 1/16 x 5 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Sticker (inside front cover): black-and-white rampant lion
Tipped-in sheet (between endpaper and front flyleaf): "With the Compliments of the Author"
Enclosed: newspaper clipping with biography of author
Signed in black ink (front flyleaf, reverse): I.S. Gardner
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, reverse): Sept. 14, 1921
Inscribed in black ink (page facing front flyleaf, reverse): Ms.
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller Charles Lauriat, Boston on 14 September 1921.
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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