The Hidden Servants and Other Very Old Stories

author Francesca Alexander (Boston, 1837 - 1917, Florence)

publisher Little, Brown, and Company (established Boston, 1852)

printer John Wilson and Son (active Boston and Cambridge, about 1853 - 1879)

Date1901

Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions20 x 14 x 3.2 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number10.a.3.10

eMuseum ID721320

EmbARK ObjectID17787

TMS Source ID6004

Last Updated10/26/24

Descriptionxvii, 233 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 20 cm. (Boston College rec. #03138669)

Status

Not on view

Web 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.

MarksNotesInscribed in black ink (on flyleaf) in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand: Isabella Stewart Gardner / January 1st 1901 - / Ex dono Francesca Alexander
Illustrated with lithographs by an unknown illustrator.

ProvenanceNotesGift from author Francesca Alexander (1837-1917) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 1 January 1901.