Points of Friction

author Agnes Repplier (Philadelphia, 1855 - 1950, Philadelphia)

publisher Houghton, Mifflin and Company (active Boston and New York, 1880 - 2007)

printer Riverside Press (active Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1852 - 1971)

Date1920

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions18 x 12 x 2.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberm.1.12

eMuseum ID716760

Previous Numberm.1

EmbARK ObjectID25419

Previous NumberARC.010017

TMS Source ID9317

Last Updated2/26/25

Description4 p. 1., 275., [1] p. 1 1. 18 1/2 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 pencil (front flyleaf, top): I.S.G. / from / Mrs. Burton / Xmas 1920.
Enclosed: Christmas bookmark (ARC.010016), a sheet of paper from the U.S. Destroyer "Davis" (ARC.010018), and a scrap of paper likely used as a bookmark (see component record).

ProvenanceNotesGift from Mrs. C.H. Burton to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 December 1920.