Object details
Object number
8.a.2.3
Creator(s)
Title
The Private Life of Lewis XV: In Which Are Contained the Principal Events, Remarkable Occurrences, and Anecdotes of His Reign: Volume III
Date
1781
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Dublin
Binding Description
Brown leather binding with gilded lettering on spine
Description
Vol. 3 of 4 volumes ; 12°
Dimensions
17.5 x 11 x 3.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Bookplate (inside front cover, center): Sam.L P. Gardner's
Printed in black ink (front flyleaf, center): Samuel Gardner.
Provenance
In the collection of Samuel Pickering Gardner (1767-1843), grandfather of Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John Lowell Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898).
Likely by inheritance to John Lowell Gardner, Jr. after 1843.
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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