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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
The Playboy of the Western World
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

The Playboy of the Western World

author (Rathfarnham, Ireland, 1871 - 1909, Dublin)
publisher (active Boston, early 20th century)
Date1911
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions19.5 x 13 x 1.5 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.b.1.22
eMuseum ID728940
EmbARK ObjectID19290
TMS Source ID6744
Last Updated8/9/24
Descriptionvii, 111 p. ; 20 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 in black ink (front flyleaf, top): Isabella S. Gardner / Green Hill, July 1911
Enclosed: "Double Bill at the Plymouth" Article. (ARC.007824) 
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Old Corner Bookstore, Boston on 3 August, 1911 for $4.20.