Object details
Accession number
8.a.2.19
Creators
Full title
The Rose Garden of Persia
Creation Date
1845
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Description
xvi, 193 pages : ill. ; 20 cm.
Provenance
Collection of 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 669.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from publisher and collector, Walter E. Benjamin (1859-1940), New York for $3.25, lot 37.
Display Media
Ink on paper
Web Commentary
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Permanent Gallery Location
Long Gallery
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