Object details
Object number
10.a.1.20.T
Creator(s)
Title
The Book of Tea [Le livre du thé]
Date
1922
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
marbled cloth; marbled end pages; gilded edges
Dimensions
9.5 x 7 x 1.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in blue ink (on flyleaf): à ma chérie Mrs / Gardner avec l'autre / mon affection - / E. Alexander Marius [?] / Paris Août 1922 [To my darling Mrs. Gardner with the other my affection - E. Alexander Marius Paris August 1922]
Provenance
Gift from Emélie Alexander Marius (active early 20th century) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 8 September 1922.
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
Blue Room
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