Object details
Object number
10.a.3.31
Creator(s)
Title
A Hermit of Carmel, and Other Poems
Date
1901
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
red cloth; gilt stamped lettering; gilt cross decoration; gilt stamped lettering on spine; gilded top edge
Description
vi, 234 p.; 20 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #007925813)
Dimensions
19.1 x 13 x 2.5 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 1 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in blue ink (on flyleaf): For / Mrs Gardner / from her old and / admiring friend / The Author / April 1907
Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from George Santayana (1863-1952), 7 April 1912 (ARC.005515)
Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from George Santayana (1863-1952), 20 February 1912 (ARC.005516)
Provenance
Gift from author George Santayana (1863-1952) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in April 1907.
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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