Object details
Object number
m.3.26
Creator(s)
Title
Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs, by the Countess Martinengo-Cesaresco
Date
1914
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Red-orange textile binding with gilded lettering on spine
Description
ix, 295 p. ; 18 cm.
Dimensions
17 x 10.5 x 1.5 cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf): Dwight / I.S.G./ ex/ T.F.D./ Oct. 4, 1915.
Provenance
Gift from Theodore F. Dwight (1846-1917), chief of the Bureau of Rolls and Library at the United States Department of State, to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 4 October 1915.
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
Macknight Room
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