The Stones of Venice, Volume I

author John Ruskin (London, 1819 - 1900, Coniston, England)

illustrator John Ruskin (London, 1819 - 1900, Coniston, England)

publisher J. Wiley & Sons (established New York, 1807)

printer S.W. Green's Son (active New York, 1879-1883)

Date1880

Place MadeUnited States, North America

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions23.5 x 15 x 3.5 cm (9 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberS.G.S.4.10

eMuseum ID723473

EmbARK ObjectID21290

TMS Source ID7687

Last Updated8/9/24

Description3 v. illus. 55 pl. (part col.) 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.

MarksNotesBookplate (pasted inside front cover, center): coat of arms including the heraldic device of the Gardner family.
Signed in ink (on title page, top) : I. S. Gardner / April 17, 1882.
Enclosed: small torn piece of paper

ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection on 17 April 1882.