Object details
Object number
10.b.1.38
Creator(s)
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Josiah Adams
(active New York, mid 19th century)
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publisher
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Redfield & Savage
(active New York City, 19th century)
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illustrator
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Unknown
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author
Title
The Ruby containing the Pensioner's Legacy, the Peacook, and the Miller's Daughter
Date
1847
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
red cloth; gilt stamped lettering, stamped vine decoration
Dimensions
12 x 7.6 x 0.6 cm (4 3/4 x 3 x 1/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (on flyleaf): To Isabella Stewart from dear Cornelia B / May 30th 1851
Provenance
Gift from Cornelia B. to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 30 May 1851.
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
Susan Sinclair and Philip B. Eppard. Catalogue of Children’s Books from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Collection and the Personal Libraries of John Lowell and Isabella Stewart Gardner (Boston, 1988), p. 18, no. 19.
Gallery
Blue Room
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