Object details
Accession number
m.b.1.15
Creators
Full title
Venice
Creation Date
1884
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., [4] 186 [2] p., 12°
Provenance
Gift from Isabella's sister-in-law Eliza Skinner (1846-1898) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in May 1884.
Marks
Signed in black ink (title page, top): Mrs. Gardner / May 1884. / from E.S.Inscribed in pencil (contents page, top): m.b.1/15Inscribed in pencil (page 121, bottom): *Venetian Ladies in foreground -Inscribed in pencil (page 129, bottom):
Dimensions
18 x 12 x 1.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Display Media
Printed ink on paper
Web 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Macknight Room
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