A Bundle of Letters
author
Henry James
(New York, 1843 - 1916, London)
publisher
Aaron Kimball Loring
(Sterling, Massachusetts, 1826 - 1911, Boston)
printer
Rockwell and Churchill
(active Boston, late 19th century)
Date1880
MediumPrinted ink on paper with woodcut prints
Dimensions17.1 x 14 x 0.3 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.b.1.13
eMuseum ID718649
EmbARK ObjectID18127
TMS Source ID6191
Last Updated8/9/24
Description64 p. 17 x 14 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #001027517)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.
BibliographyNotesClara Kozol. "Henry James and Mrs. Gardner: A New Perspective." Fenway Court (1972), pp. 2-9, ill. 5.
MarksNotesInscribed in black ink (on cover) in John L. Gardner, Jr.'s hand: J. L. Gardner Jr.
Illustrated with woodcut prints by an unknown illustrator.
Illustrated with woodcut prints by an unknown illustrator.
ProvenanceNotesAcquired by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner Jr. (1837–1898) after 1880.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection upon her husband's death in 1898.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection upon her husband's death in 1898.
