Object details
Object number
5.1.11
Creator(s)
J. Pearson & Co.
(active London, early 20th century)
Title
A Highly Important Collection of Original Holograph Manuscripts and Original Holograph Correspondence by the World’s Most Eminent Actors, Actresses, Artists, Authors, Composers, Poets, Poetesses, Scientists, Soldiers and Statesmen, Part I
Date
1915
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Blue paper binding with black and red lettering on front cover and spine
Description
1 of 2 volumes, 210 pages : ill. ; 22 cm.
Dimensions
22 x 17 x 1.8 cm (8 11/16 x 6 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in red pencil (front cover, top right): 94 / 98
Inscribed in red pencil (page 142): check mark by lot 98 for a Thomas Gainsborough collection of 5 holograph letters.
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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
Case
Earlier Authors Case
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