Letters to a Niece and Prayer to the Virgin of Chartres
author
Henry Adams
(Boston, 1838 - 1918, Washington DC)
author
Mabel La Farge
(Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1875 - 1944, Mount Carmel, Connecticut)
publisher
Houghton, Mifflin and Company
(active Boston and New York, 1880 - 2007)
Date1920
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions24.1 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm (9 1/2 x 6 x 1 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.c.2.15
eMuseum ID720857
EmbARK ObjectID17798
TMS Source ID6015
Last Updated8/9/24
Description5 p. l., 3-133, [1] p., 1 l. 24 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #000330512)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.
MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (on front end paper): From Henry McKean Ingersoll / Christmas, 1920
Enclosed: Visiting card from merchant Henry McKean Ingersoll (1862-1943) (ARC.002132)
inscribed in pencil: Mrs. Gardner with / affections and best / wishes for Christmas / from H. M K. I
Enclosed: Visiting card from merchant Henry McKean Ingersoll (1862-1943) (ARC.002132)
inscribed in pencil: Mrs. Gardner with / affections and best / wishes for Christmas / from H. M K. I
ProvenanceNotesGift from merchant Henry McKean Ingersoll (1862-1943) to Isabella Stewart Gardner 25 December 1920.
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