Object details
Object number
m.3.16
Creator(s)
Title
Paris, and Its Historical Scenes: Volume I
Date
1831
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
green leather binding with gilded lettering on spine and tooled decoration on front and back covers
Description
2 v. : ill., folded map ; 17 cm.
Dimensions
16.5 x 11 x 3 cm (6 1/2 x 4 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Bookplate (pasted inside front cover, center): Gardner family crest
Inscribed in black ink (title page, top): Joseph Gardner/ a token of regard from his friend/ M.A. Brimmer
Provenance
Gift from the American art collector Martin A. Brimmer (1793-1847) to Isabella Stewart Gardner's brother-in-law Joseph Peabody Gardner (1828-1875). Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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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