The Lure of Amateur Collecting
author
George Dexter Blake
(Unknown, about 1900 - 1923)
publisher
Little, Brown, and Company
(established Boston, 1852)
Date1923
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions21.5 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm (8 7/16 x 5 11/16 x 1 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.b.1.1
eMuseum ID729912
EmbARK ObjectID19273
TMS Source ID6727
Last Updated8/9/24
Descriptionxi p., 2 ℓ., [3]-189 p. front., plates. 22 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.
MarksNotesSigned in pencil (front flyleaf, top): I.S. Gardner / from / Martha Peabody / (Mrs. John Endicott Peabody) / Xmas. 1923
Signed in black ink (page after front flyleaf, top): George Blake Dexter
Signed in black ink (page after front flyleaf, top): George Blake Dexter
ProvenanceNotesGift from Isabella's cousin, Martha Peabody (1851-1934) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 December 1923.
William Payne Blake
25 September 1921
