Object details
Object number
8.a.2.9
Creator(s)
Title
The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language, Selected and Arranged
Date
1863
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Cambridge
Binding Description
Red textile binding with black spine and gilded lettering on spine
Description
xiii, 405 p. 17 cm.
Dimensions
16.5 x 11 x 2.5 cm (6 1/2 x 4 5/16 x 1 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (front flyleaf, top right): From / H.A. / 3 Oct. '71
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, bottom right): Henry Adams -
Provenance
Gift from the American historian and critic Henry Adams (1838-1918) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 3 October 1871.
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
Long Gallery
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