Object details
Accession number
S.G.S.3.32
Creators
Full title
Velazquez and His Works
Creation Date
1855
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Yellow textile binding with black frame and embossed lettering on spine
Description
xix + [1], 256 pages ; 12°
Provenance
Collection of the American book collector David Hunt.Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for $2 on 18 November 1891, lot 2767.
Marks
Inscribed in black ink (inside front cover): 2767Inscribed in black ink (front flyleaf): 1.50
Dimensions
18 x 12 x 2.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 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
Short Gallery
Bibliography
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Entire Private Library Belonging to a Well Known Boston Collector, Forming a Magnificent Collection of Rarities in All Departments of Literature (Boston, 17-21 November 1891), p. 251, lot 2767.
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