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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
The Aviary
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

The Aviary

primary (Italian, 1585 - 1645)
publisher (active Rome, late 17th century)
engraver (Assisi, 1566 - 1624, Rome)
illustrator (Florence, 1555 - 1630, Rome)
Date1684
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions27.5 x 20 x 3 cm (10 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.b.4.3
eMuseum ID728399
EmbARK ObjectID19335
TMS Source ID6761
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 v., [10], 77 + [12] p., 4°
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.
MarksNotes
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, top left): Birds / 14 / ohna / Afett / 0651 / ca / c/22/2 / #172
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, center): Curioius old book / on birds / 1684 / arris of Pontice d'orvito / un cover
Inscribed in ink (front flyleaf, top right): Libro rarijimo / L.25
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, center right): appartamento alla famiglia / Pontici d'orvieto / oggi estintu

ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston (active 1872-1922) for $18 on 9 June 1922.