Charles G. Loring Bequest Copy
An 1859 second-edition copy in the William Morris Hunt Memorial Library, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from the 1902 bequest of Charles G. Loring.
Binding Description
Original green publisher’s cloth with a gilt sphinx and brown-stamped circular bands, borders, and corner ornaments. The spine retains its lettering and stamped ornaments; wear at the spine ends and board edges.
Presentation / Association
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston bookplate: “Bequest of / Charles G. Loring. / 1902.”
Provenance Chain
Unrecorded earlier ownership → Charles G. Loring (Charles Greely Loring, 1828–1902) → Bequest to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1902 → Museum of Fine Arts, Boston — William Morris Hunt Memorial Library
Provenance Narrative
A Museum of Fine Arts, Boston bookplate records the bequest of Charles G. Loring in 1902. The library date stamp reads “FEB 8 ’05” with the number 90. Earlier ownership is unrecorded.
Copy Notes
The chromolithographic title bears “SECOND EDITION” in red capitals; a perforated “LIBRARY OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS” stamp runs through the title leaf. Call number 333.784.070 is written on the spine label, the front pastedown label, and in pencil on the preface.
People in This Copy
Sources and Documentation
Seven copy-specific photographs from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Visual Record
Images: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
