Object details
Object number
10.a.3.13
Creator(s)
Title
The Story of Ida
Date
1883
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Boston
Binding Description
gray cloth; gilt stamped lettering with leaf motif
Description
84 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 17 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #100371303)
Dimensions
17 x 11.7 x 0.6 cm (6 11/16 x 4 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (on flyleaf): 169 / le / Er
Inscribed in black ink (on title page) in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand: I. S. Gardner / Sept. 1884
Inscribed in pencil (on title page): Alexander
Illustrated with a lithograph possibly by the author.
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection between 1883 and September 1884.
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
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 4.
Gallery
Blue Room
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