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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
The Social Day
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

The Social Day

author (London, about 1752 - 1844, London)
printer (active London, 1807 - 1838)
publisher (active London, 1808 - 1848)
binder (active London, late 18th century - mid 19th century)
Date1823
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions27.8 x 19 x 4.5 cm (10 15/16 x 7 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.a.3.6
eMuseum ID729952
EmbARK ObjectID19270
TMS Source ID6725
Last Updated8/9/24
Descriptionxvi, 354 pages, [31] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 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.
MarksNotesSticker (inside front cover, top left corner): Bound by / T. Armstrong / Villiers St. Strand
Inscribed in pencil (inside front cover, top left): 9.a. / 3.6
Bookplate (inside front cover, center): Elizabeth Stone / Bedingham 
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top left corner): cu =
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top center): Plate at Page 288 - first plate engraved on Steel -  
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $12 on 21 July 1922.