Object details
Object number
ARC.009129
Creator(s)
Isabella Stewart Gardner
(New York, 1840 - 1924, Boston)
Title
Autograph Album
Date
1854-1861
Medium
Handwritten ink on paper with lithographs, drawings in graphite and ink, and a pressed flower; in an embossed and gilded leather binding
Language
English
Dimensions
24.8 x 19.1 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Embossed and gilded (on cover, center): ALBUM / I.S.
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
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), p.28-31, fig. 9-10.
Gallery
Vatichino
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