Hop O' My Thumb and the Seven League Boots

author George Cruikshank (London, 1792 - 1878, London)

publisher David Bogue (active London, 1840 - 1885)

publisher George Routledge and Sons (British, 1864 - 1912)

Date1890-1899

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions17.5 x 13.5 x 0.5 cm (6 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 3/16 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number9.b.1.5.c

eMuseum ID725252

Previous Number9.b.1.5.x.3

TMS Source ID27435

Last Updated8/9/24

Status

Not on view

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.

MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (inside front cover, top): /cue - 4 parts - with full mov. box - / Hop o' My Thumb / Jack + Beanstalk / Cinderella / Puss in Boots

ProvenanceNotes

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $125 on 26 August 1919.