Select Proverbs of all Nations
author
John Wade
(London, 1788 - 1875)
publisher
P. Covert
(active New York, 19th century)
Date1825
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions15.9 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm (6 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 1 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.a.1.17
eMuseum ID722076
EmbARK ObjectID17964
TMS Source ID6127
Last Updated8/9/24
Descriptionxvi, 216 p. 16 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #008655326)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): 180 / C Stewart / July 2 1827
Inscribed in pencil (on flyleaf): Primus in orbe Deos / fecit timore [it was fear that first produced gods in the world] / La [illegible] / 3. p. 314 / Sit tibi terra levis [may the earth rest lightly on you] / S.S.S.L. / mortui non mordant [the dead do not bite] XI / sis felix, taceasque [be happy and quiet] 4. 289
Inscribed in pencil (on back pasted end paper): 113
Inscribed in pencil (on flyleaf): Primus in orbe Deos / fecit timore [it was fear that first produced gods in the world] / La [illegible] / 3. p. 314 / Sit tibi terra levis [may the earth rest lightly on you] / S.S.S.L. / mortui non mordant [the dead do not bite] XI / sis felix, taceasque [be happy and quiet] 4. 289
Inscribed in pencil (on back pasted end paper): 113
ProvenanceNotesProbably owned by Charles Stewart by 2 July 1827.
Probably inherited by Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown date.
Probably inherited by Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown date.
