Object details

Object number

S.G.S.4.10

Creator(s)

• John Ruskin (London, 1819 - 1900, Coniston, England) - author
• John Ruskin (London, 1819 - 1900, Coniston, England) - illustrator
• J. Wiley & Sons (established New York, 1807) - publisher
• S.W. Green's Son (active New York, 1879-1883) - printer

Title

The Stones of Venice, Volume I: The Foundations

Date

1880

Medium

Printed ink on paper

Language

English

Publication Place

New York

Binding Description

cream cloth binding, plain front and back cover, red lettering on spine. Gilded edges.

Description

3 v. illus. 55 pl. (part col.) 19 cm.

Dimensions

23.5 x 15 x 3.5 cm (9 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Bookplate (pasted inside front cover, center): coat of arms including the heraldic device of the Gardner family.
Signed in ink (on title page, top) : I. S. Gardner / April 17, 1882.
Enclosed: small torn piece of paper

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection on 17 April 1882.

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

Short Gallery

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