Object details
Object number
9.c.2.1
Creator(s)
Title
The Poetical Works of John Milton, with Notes of Various Authors, Volume I
Date
1826
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Green leather with gilded decoration and lettering on front and back covers and spine
Description
6 v., front. (port.) 22 cm.
Dimensions
22 x 14 x 3 cm (8 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Stamped (front and back covers, center): Arms of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Signed in black ink: (front flyleaf, top right corner): James Cartwell / Emmanuel / May 26 / 1831.
Provenance
Possibly granted as a prize by Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge to Master of Christ’s College, James Cartmell (1810-1887) in 1831.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $30 for six volumes on 21 July 1922.
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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