The Domestic and Artistic Life of John Singleton Copley, R.A.

author Martha Babcock Amory (1812 - 1880)

publisher Houghton, Mifflin and Company (active Boston and New York, 1880 - 2007)

printer Riverside Press (active Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1852 - 1971)

engraver Frederick T. Stuart (active Boston, 1837 - 1913)

Date1882

Place MadeUnited States, North America

MediumPrinted ink on paper with an engraving

Dimensions21.6 x 14 x 5.1 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 2 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number10.a.3.17

eMuseum ID720942

EmbARK ObjectID17794

TMS Source ID6011

Last Updated8/9/24

Descriptionxii, 478 p. port. 23 cm. (Boston College rec. #00087660)

Status

Not on view

Web 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.

BibliographyNotes

Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 5.

MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (on flyleaf): In memories for / Mrs Gardner - with the / fidelity - of inheritance[?] / Sep - 1900
Illustrated with an engraving by Frederick T. Stuart (1837-1913) after a portrait by John Singleton Copley (1738-1815).

Enclosed: Christmas gift tag (ARC.007838)

inscribed (on reverse): Merry Christmas to the Assistant Boss

ProvenanceNotesPossibly entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection in September, 1900.