Object details
Object number
10.a.3.14
Creator(s)
Title
Seaward: An Elegy on the Death of Thomas William Parsons
Date
1893
Medium
Printed ink on paper with a lithograph
Language
English
Publication Place
Boston
Binding Description
green cloth; gilt stamped lettering; gilded top edge
Description
[54] : illus ; 21 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #008968571)
Dimensions
21 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm (8 1/4 x 6 x 1/2 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (on flyleaf): Mrs. John L. Gardner / with the cordial regards of / Richard Hovey / May 6 1893.
Illustrated with a lithograph by an unknown illustrator.
Enclosed: Print of Henri Marteau (ARC.007834)
Enclosed: Visiting Card from Richard Hovey (1864-1900) (ARC.007835)
inscribed in ink (lower right): 3238 Forest Ave.
Provenance
Gift from author Richard Hovey (1864-1900) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 6 May 1893.
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. 37.
Gallery
Blue Room
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