A Christmas and New Year's Offering
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(Portland, Maine, 1807 - 1882, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
publisher
Carey, Lea & Carey
(active Philadelphia, 1823-1830)
Date1828
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions14 x 8.5 x 3 cm (5 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.c.2.13
eMuseum ID718356
EmbARK ObjectID17867
TMS Source ID6077
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 v. front., plates.; 14.5 cm.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 (front flyleaf reverse, top left corner): ued.
Inscribed in black ink (dedication page): To Jane Madson / from a friend / in Pennsylvania, / North America
Inscribed in black ink (dedication page): To Jane Madson / from a friend / in Pennsylvania, / North America
ProvenanceNotesCollection of Jane Madson.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat and Company, Boston, for $2.50 on 2 September 1922.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat and Company, Boston, for $2.50 on 2 September 1922.
