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L'Ombrelle--le gant--le manchon
Illustrated by: Paul Avril (French, 1849–1928)
Author: Octave Uzanne (French, 1851–1931)
Publisher: Albert Quantin (French, active late 19th century)
Author: Octave Uzanne (French, 1851–1931)
Publisher: Albert Quantin (French, active late 19th century)
1883
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with numerous photomechanical decorations and vignettes
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 18.2 x 2.9 cm (10 5/8 x 7 3/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2482
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: A Quantin, 1883
Catalogue Raisonné
Carteret, Livres illustrés modernes, IV, 384; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 288
Description(Paris: A. Quantin, 1883) Quarto; [2 ff.] iv, 138 pp. [1 f.]; contemporary gilt-stamped red morocco (L. Pouillet; original publisher's illustrated silk, and printed paper wrappers bound in).
Illustrations of fashion through the ages, featuring the development and use of umbrellas, parasols, gloves, and muffs.
Illustrations of fashion through the ages, featuring the development and use of umbrellas, parasols, gloves, and muffs.
ProvenanceWilliam A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.