Object details
Object number
9.c.1.10
Creator(s)
Title
Memoirs of Sully, Volume VI [Mémoires de Sully, principal ministre de Henri-le-grand]
Date
1788
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
Green leather binding with gilded border around boards and tooled and gilded lettering and decoration on spine
Description
6 volumes, 8°
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston (active 1872-1922) for $30 for 6 volumes on 9 June 1922.
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
Macknight Room
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