Object details
Accession number
1.b.1.6
Primary Creator
Full title
Estelle
Creation Date
19th century
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Description
1 v.; [6] + 266 p., 16°
Provenance
Collection of the author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Offered at the sale of the Hart collection from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston on 16 April 1890, lot 905.
Collection of the book collector David Hunt.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for $4 on 18 November 1891, lot 1216.
Display Media
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
Long Gallery
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. 39, no. 60.
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