An Empty Purse: A Christmas Story
author
Sarah Orne Jewett
(South Berwick, Maine, 1849 - 1909, South Berwick, Maine)
printer
Merrymount Press
(active Boston, 1893-1949)
Date1905
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions18.4 x 11.4 cm (7 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.a.3.7
eMuseum ID719862
EmbARK ObjectID18098
TMS Source ID6171
Last Updated8/9/24
Description15, [1] p. 19 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 black ink (on back of cover): Isabella Stewart Gardner / with every best wish / Christmas / 1905 / Annie Fields
Inscribed in black ink (on title page): For a fan
Inscribed in black ink (on title page): For a fan
ProvenanceNotesGift from writer Annie Fields (1834-1915) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 December 1905.
Sarah Orne Jewett
late 19th century - early 20th century
