Object details
Object number
10.b.2.26
Creator(s)
Title
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, Volume II
Date
1840
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Philadelphia
Binding Description
purple cloth; paper label with black lettering on spine
Description
2 v. ; 20 cm.
Dimensions
20 x 12.1 x 1.9 cm (7 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Collection of Dr. David Hunt, Boston
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $21 on 20 November 1891, lot. 2382 (for two volumes).
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.
Gallery
Blue Room
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