Object details
Accession number
m.2.9
Creators
Full title
Letters of Caspar Henry Burton, Jr.
Creation Date
1921
Language
English
Publication Place
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Binding Description
half-bound: black textile binding and dark grey boards. Gilded lettering on spine.
Description
1 vol., viii [2] 404 p., illus., 8°
Provenance
Gift from the Anglican bishop Spence Burton (1881-1966) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 18 March 1921.
Marks
Signed in black ink (front flyleaf, top): To Mrs. Gardner/ with gratitude for her friendship + sympathy./ Spence Burton/ S.S.J.E.Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf): Mar. 18, 1921.
Dimensions
23 x 16 x 4 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 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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