Object details
Accession number
10.b.1.30
Primary Creator
Elizabeth Somerville
(1774 -)
Full title
The History of Little Phoebe and the Reclaimed Child
Creation Date
1812
Language
English
Publication Place
Hartford
Binding Description
printed black ink on paper
Description
31 p. : ill.
Provenance
In the collection of Gerald Ephraim Hart (1849-1936) until 1890.Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers Charles F. Libbie and Co., Boston, for $14 for seven chapbooks on 16 April 1890.
Dimensions
9.5 x 5.7 x 0.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Display Media
Printed ink on paper
Web Commentary
Isabella 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Blue Room
Bibliography
Susan Sinclair and Philip B. Eppard. Catalogue of Children’s Books from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Collection and the Personal Libraries of John Lowell and Isabella Stewart Gardner (Boston, 1988), p. 15, no. 7c.
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