Isabella Stewart Gardner's Bookplate: Ex-Libris Isabella
designer
Joseph Lindon Smith
(Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1863 - 1950, Dublin, New Hampshire)
Datelate 19th century - early 20th century
MediumPrinted ink on paper
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.010586
eMuseum ID723833
Other Number7.1.25.x
TMS Source ID29128
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
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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.
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
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