Object details
Object number
v.1.b.4.23
Creator(s)
Title
Guest Book, Volume XII
Date
20 June 1912 - 11 November 1913
Medium
Commercially made guest book, bound in cloth: ink on paper, photographs
Language
English
Binding Description
blue cloth
Dimensions
20.64 x 26.99 cm (8 1/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in ink (flyleaf with two photographs of Isabella Stewart Gardner): Isabella S. Gardner / June 14. 1893. / Vol. I.
Printed in red ink (title page, partially covered by a photograph and cyanotype of Green Hill, the Gardners' Brookline residence): The Guest Book / An Autograph Record / of / Arrivals, Departures, Incidents, and... / with appropriate quotations / London: / ...el House, Farrindon, Street, E.C. / ... and New York
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.
Bibliography
Diana Seave Greenwald, "Oh You Red Sox! Isabella, Baseball Fan Extraordinaire," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 21 July 2020, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/oh-you-red-sox
Gallery
Vatichino
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