Isabella Stewart Gardner's Bookplate: Ex-Libris Isabella
designer
Joseph Lindon Smith
(Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1863 - 1950, Dublin, New Hampshire)
Datelate 19th century
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.007615
eMuseum ID722717
Other Number1.b.1.1.x
EmbARK ObjectID33407
TMS Source ID16909
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
MarksNotes
Inscribed in Greek (on drawing for the obverse): messenger (probably a reference to the Greek god Hermes)
Inscribed (on drawing for the reverse): EX LIBRIS ISABELLA
Joseph Lindon Smith
late 19th century - early 20th century
