Object details

Object number

m.b.1.13

Creator(s)

• Smith, Elder & Co. (active London, 1839 - 1913) - publisher
• Augustus J. C. Hare (Rome, 1834 - 1903, Saint Leonards, England) - author

Title

Florence

Date

1884

Medium

Printed ink on paper

Language

English

Publication Place

London

Binding Description

Black textile binding with gilded lettering on spine, gilded decoration on front cover, red decoration on front cover, spine, and back cover

Description

1 vol., 239 p., illus., 16°

Dimensions

18 x 12 x 1.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 9/16 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Sticker (inside front cover, bottom left corner): G. Brogi / 1 Via Tornabuoni / Firenze
Signed in black ink (title page): I.S. Gardner / Florence / Oct. 1886

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection in October 1886.

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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