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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
A Chance Acquaintance
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

A Chance Acquaintance

author (Martins Ferry, Ohio, 1837 - 1920, New York)
publisher (American, 1870 - 1885)
Date1873
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions15.1 x 10.5 cm (5 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.b.1.24
eMuseum ID724318
EmbARK ObjectID18148
TMS Source ID6202
Last Updated8/9/24
Description4 p. l., 279, 1 p., 3 l. 15 cm.
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.
MarksNotesSigned and dated in pencil in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (on flyleaf): IS Gardner/ 1873 - July
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection in July 1873.
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