Object details
Accession number
1.b.1.50
Primary Creator
Full title
Lettres de Marie Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, à Madame la comtesse de Grignan, sa fille
Creation Date
1726
Language
French
Publication Place
Rouen
Description
2 vol. bound ; 16°
Provenance
Collection of Comte Edouard Roger.
Collection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $33 on 18 April 1890, lot 2199.
Marks
Affixed: bookplate of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Dimensions
16.51 x 3.88 cm (6 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
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
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Library, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Maps and Prints Forming the Collection of Gerald E. Hart, esq., of Montreal... (Boston, 15-19 April 1890), p. 216, lot 2199.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 61.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 96.
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