Object details
Object number
10.b.1.16
Creator(s)
Title
The destruction of Rome: a letter from Herman Grimm
Date
1886
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Boston
Binding Description
gray paper; printed black lettering
Description
44 p.; 17 cm.
Dimensions
16.8 x 10.8 cm (6 5/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (on cover) in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand: I.S. Gardner / Xmas 1887 / from / R.W.B.
Provenance
Gift from R.W.B. to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 December 1887.
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. 32.
Gallery
Blue Room
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