Object details

Object number

7.2.27

Creator(s)

• Henri Pène Du Bois (1858 - 1906) - author
• Henry W. Poor (Bangor, Maine, 1844 - 1915, New York) - subject
• Edward Bierstadt (active New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1859-1879) - illustrator
• George D. Smith Book Co. (active New York, about 1887 - about 1929) - publisher
• Marion Press (active Jamaica, New York) - printer

Title

American Bookbindings in the Library of Henry William Poor

Date

1903

Medium

Printed ink on Japan paper, collotype

Language

English

Publication Place

Jamaica, NY

Binding Description

Light blue textile binding with gilded decoration on front cover and gilded lettering on spine

Description

[16], 77 pages, [39] leaves of plates : col. ill., facsims ; 24 cm

Dimensions

24 x 16 x 2.5 cm (9 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Inscribed in black ink (front flyleaf, center): To Isabella Stewart Gardner / With the Compliments & Best Wishes of / Henry W. Poor / New York / December 18th / 1903

Provenance

Gift from Henry William Poor (1844-1915), American banker and publisher to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 18 December, 1903. 

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

Long Gallery

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