Object details
Object number
10.b.2.20
Creator(s)
Title
The Professor at the Breakfast-Table; with the Story of Iris
Date
1860
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Boston
Binding Description
brown cloth; blind stamped with floral decoration and cartouche with T&F inside; gilt stamped lettering on spine
Dimensions
19.4 x 13.3 x 3.5 cm (7 5/8 x 5 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Signed in pencil (on flyleaf, upper right): John L. Gardner Jr.
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband John L. Gardner (1837-1898).
Inherited by Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1898.
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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