Passion-Flowers

author Julia Ward Howe (New York, 1819 - 1910, Portsmouth, Rhode Island)

publisher Ticknor, Reed, and Fields (active Boston, 1845 - 1854)

printer Thurston, Torry, and Emerson (active Boston, 19th century)

Date1854

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions19.1 x 12.7 x 1.9 cm (7 1/2 x 5 x 3/4 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number10.a.1.24

eMuseum ID721434

EmbARK ObjectID17970

TMS Source ID6133

Last Updated8/9/24

Descriptioniv, 187 p. 19 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #009591615)

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.

MarksNotesInscribed in blue ink (on front end paper) in Julia Ward Howe's hand: Hull of death and resurrection / Is our life of envy deny. / Hire consumes our imperfection, / Our once glory shines always. / Julia Ward Howe. / Easter Sunday. 1886.
Inscribed in pencil (on flyleaf): 19
Enclosed: Clipping of Julia Ward Howe's House (ARC.007827)

ProvenanceNotesGift from author Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 April 1886.