The Rose Garden of Persia
author
Louisa Stuart Costello
(Sussex, 1799 - 1870, Boulogne)
publisher
Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans
(British, 1724 - 1974)
Date1845
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions19 x 11.5 x 2.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number8.a.2.19
eMuseum ID721681
EmbARK ObjectID20925
TMS Source ID7469
Last Updated8/9/24
Descriptionxvi, 193 pages : ill. ; 20 cm.Status
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.
ProvenanceNotesCollection 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 after 1890.
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 after 1890.
Arabella Stuart Austin
late 19th century - early 20th century
Louisa C. Thoron
late 19th century - early 20th century
