Object details
Object number
9.a.2.14
Creator(s)
Title
The Ring and the Book, Volume I
Date
1868
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Dark green textile binding with black decoration on front and back covers and gilded lettering on spine
Description
4 v. 16.9 cm.
Dimensions
18 x 12 x 2.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Bookplate (inside front cover): two women in landscape [bookplate of Oscar Browning]
Inscribed (on bookplate, inside front cover, top): 6 Vol II.
Inscribed (on bookplate, inside front cover, top): J.7.16
Inscribed (on bookplate, inside front cover, top): pygy/15.00
Bookplate (front flyleaf, center): chair and table in library [bookplate of John Arthur Brooke, Fenay Hall]
Provenance
Collection of British historian Oscar Browning (1837-1923)
Collection of British textile manufacturer John Arthur Brooke (1844-1920)
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from rare bookseller James F. Drake, Inc. on 23 November 1922 for $15 for four volumes.
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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