Object details
Object number
8.a.2.23
Creator(s)
Title
A Century of Anecdote from 1760-1860, Volume I
Date
1864
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Three-quarters bound: Red leather spine and corners with gilded lettering on spine. Marbled paper boards.
Description
2 v. : ports. ; 19 cm.
Dimensions
20 x 13 x 3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (front flyleaf, top): Isabella S. Gardner / from her father / 1 Jany. 1867
Enclosed: Dealer catalogue lot description for S.T. Coleridge, "Poems". (ARC.009535)
Enclosed: Dealer catalogue lot description for Alfred Tennyson, "In Memoriam." (ARC.009527)
Enclosed: News clipping with review of English singer Sims Reeves (1818-1900) Christmas show performances. (ARC.009529)
Enclosed: Paper strip with handwritten prices (ARC.009528)
Enclosed: " A Sensible Serenade" by George Arnold. (ARC.009531)
Enclosed: "Deep Eyes" by George Arnold. (ARC.009532)
Provenance
Gift from her father David Stewart (1810-1891) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 1 January 1867.
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.
Bibliography
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 67.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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