The Language and Poetry of Flowers
Henry Gardiner Adams
(English, 1811–1881)
Derby and Jackson
(New York)
1858
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book. Letterpress with hand-colored etchings; publisher's red-cloth decorative binding with blind- and gilt-stamping; backstrip lacking.
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 14.5 x 4.5 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Georgia S. Glick
Accession number2013.1648
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ProvenanceBefore 1920, Evadna H. Mapes; by descent to Daniel Mapes; before 1938, by descent to Elizabeth Mapes Peters (died 1938); by descent to Augusta Mapes Peters Sherman (donor's mother) (died 1987); October 31 1987, by descent to Georgia S. Glick; 2013, her gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 23, 2013)
