Object details
Object number
m.2.20
Creator(s)
Title
The Pretty Lady
Date
1918
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
Red textile binding with gilded lettering and decoration on front cover and spine
Description
1 vol., viii 352 p., 8°
Dimensions
20.5 x 14 x 3.5 cm (8 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (inside front cover): A good war / book -
Inscribed in black ink (front flyleaf, top): To a most wonderful Lady./ 1919.
Inscribed in black ink (front flyleaf, bottom): from / Mrs. Alexander
Provenance
Gift from a Mrs. Alexander to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1919.
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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