The Ring and the Book, Volume I
author
Robert Browning
(London, 1812 - 1889, Venice)
publisher
Smith, Elder & Co.
(active London, 1839 - 1913)
Date1868
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions18 x 12 x 2.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.a.2.14
eMuseum ID730337
EmbARK ObjectID19259
TMS Source ID6716
Last Updated8/9/24
Description4 v. 16.9 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.
MarksNotesBookplate (inside front cover): two women in landscape [bookplate of Oscar Browning]
Inscribed (on bookplate, inside front cover, top): 6 Vol II.
Inscribed (on bookplate, inside front cover, top): J.7.16
Inscribed (on bookplate, inside front cover, top): pygy/15.00
Bookplate (front flyleaf, center): chair and table in library [bookplate of John Arthur Brooke, Fenay Hall]
Inscribed (on bookplate, inside front cover, top): 6 Vol II.
Inscribed (on bookplate, inside front cover, top): J.7.16
Inscribed (on bookplate, inside front cover, top): pygy/15.00
Bookplate (front flyleaf, center): chair and table in library [bookplate of John Arthur Brooke, Fenay Hall]
ProvenanceNotes
Collection of British historian Oscar Browning (1837-1923)
Collection of British textile manufacturer John Arthur Brooke (1844-1920)
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from rare bookseller James F. Drake, Inc. on 23 November 1922 for $15 for four volumes.
