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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
The City of Dreadful Night
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

The City of Dreadful Night

author (Scotland, 1834 - 1882, London)
publisher (English, founded 1659)
printer (active Edinburgh and London, 1857 - 1904)
Date1880
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions18.5 x 13 x 2 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.b.4.1
eMuseum ID728470
EmbARK ObjectID19333
TMS Source ID6759
Last Updated8/9/24
Description184 p. ; 19 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 (title page, top): I.S. Gardner - / 1885
Stamped twice in red ink (title page, top): [Unidentified marks]
ProvenanceNotesProbably entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection in 1885. 
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