The Story of Ida
author
Francesca Alexander
(Boston, 1837 - 1917, Florence)
publisher
Cupples, Upham & Co.
(active Boston, 1883 - 1890)
editor
John Ruskin
(London, 1819 - 1900, Coniston, England)
printer
Wright & Potter
(active Boston, 19th century)
Date1883
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions17 x 11.7 x 0.6 cm (6 11/16 x 4 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.a.3.13
eMuseum ID721618
EmbARK ObjectID17790
TMS Source ID6007
Last Updated10/11/24
Description84 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 17 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #100371303)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.
BibliographyNotesIsabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 4.
MarksNotesInscribed 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.
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.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection between 1883 and September 1884.
