Verse and Prose: Selected Excerpts
author
Stéphane Mallarmé
(Paris, 1842 - 1898, Valvins)
illustrator
James McNeill Whistler
(American, 1834 - 1903)
publisher
Perrin et Cie
(active Paris, 1884 - )
Date1893
MediumPrinted ink on paper with lithographs
Dimensions21 x 14 x 2 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.c.3.21
eMuseum ID722114
TMS Source ID27993
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 vol. (VIII-221-[2] p.) : portr. ; 20 cmStatus
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
MarksNotesSigned in black ink (front flyleaf, top center): Mrs. Jack Gardner - / Whistler's butterfly signature
Enclosed: "M. Stephane Mallarme" newspaper clipping. (ARC.007845)
Enclosed: Ivory page turner. (U11e24)
Enclosed: "M. Stephane Mallarme" newspaper clipping. (ARC.007845)
Enclosed: Ivory page turner. (U11e24)
ProvenanceNotesGift from the artist James McNeill Whistler to Isabella Stewart Gardner after 1893.
Adelia Smith Stewart
mid 18th century - late 19th century
Object/Enclosure
