Object details
Accession number
6.T.5
Creators
Full title
Illuminated Leaves
Creation Date
1890-1902
Object Case
Book Of Hours Case
Language
English
Publication Place
Boston
Binding Description
Brown leather binding with gilded decoration on front and back covers and spine. Held together with a dark brown ribbon. Interior pages are loose.
Provenance
Probably a gift from the artist Andreas Martin Andersen (1869-1902) to Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown date.
Marks
Bookplate (inside front cover, top left): Ex Libris / IsabellaEnclosed: Handwritten note Enclosed: Postcard
Dimensions
16.5 x 10.8 x 1 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Display Media
Ink on vellum
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
Long Gallery
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 241.
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