American Bookbindings in the Library of Henry William Poor

author Henri Pène du Bois (American, 1858 - 1906)

subject Henry W. Poor (Bangor, Maine, 1844 - 1915, New York)

illustrator Edward Bierstadt (active New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1859-1879)

publisher George D. Smith Book Co. (active New York, about 1887 - about 1929)

printer Marion Press (American, 1896 - 1906)

Date1903

Place MadeUnited States, North America

MediumPrinted ink on Japan paper, collotype

Dimensions24 x 16 x 2.5 cm (9 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number7.2.27

eMuseum ID717866

EmbARK ObjectID23541

TMS Source ID8485

Last Updated8/9/24

Description[16], 77 pages, [39] leaves of plates : col. ill., facsims ; 24 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.

MarksNotesInscribed in black ink (front flyleaf, center): To Isabella Stewart Gardner / With the Compliments & Best Wishes of / Henry W. Poor / New York / December 18th / 1903

ProvenanceNotesGift from Henry William Poor (1844-1915), American banker and publisher to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 18 December, 1903.