Object details
Accession number
m.2.3
Creators
Full title
Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire, from the French of the "Journal d'Une Femme de Cinquante Ans"
Creation Date
1920
Language
French
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
Red textile binding with gold fleur-de-lys decoration on front cover and gilded lettering on spine
Description
1 vol., xxii 422 p., illus., 8°
Provenance
Gift from the interior decorator Henry Davis Sleeper (1878–1934) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 14 February 1921.
Marks
Enclosed: Note to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Henry Davis Sleeper, 14 February 1921 (ARC.005013).
Dimensions
24 x 16.5 x 3.5 cm (9 7/16 x 6 1/2 x 1 3/8 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
Macknight Room
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