Rider’s British Merlin, For the Year of Our Lord God 1751
author
Cardanus Rider
(active England, 17th century)
publisher
R. Nutt
(active London, 18th century)
Date1751
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions13.5 x 8 x 3 cm (5 5/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.d.1.16
eMuseum ID726115
EmbARK ObjectID21127
TMS Source ID7620
Last Updated8/14/24
Description4 v., 24°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.
MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top): Red / Almanac for 1751 / Contemporary binding
Inscribed in brown ink (front flyleaf reverse, center): Jack Bennett / This book was / found when turning / out the old lumber / room [?] / by Pap. Dec. 23rd / 83
Inscribed in brown ink (front flyleaf reverse, center): Jack Bennett / This book was / found when turning / out the old lumber / room [?] / by Pap. Dec. 23rd / 83
ProvenanceNotes
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $32.50 for four volumes on 29 September 1922.
