Object details
Object number
8.a.2.27
Creator(s)
Title
Boscobel: Or, the Compleat History of the Most Miraculous Preservation of King Charles II, After the Battle of Worcester, September the 3d, 1651
Date
1743
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Three-quarters bound: Black leather spine and corners with gilded lettering and decoration. Brown marbled paper boards.
Description
[2], 184 + 79 pages ; 12°
Dimensions
18.5 x 11 x 1.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Bookplate (inside front cover, center): Nullis Fraus Tuta Latebris / Henry Thomas Ellacombe
Provenance
In the collection of Anglican cleric, inventor, and antiquarian Henry Thomas Ellacombe (1790-1885).
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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
Long Gallery
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