Object details
Object number
P3e24
Creator(s)
Henry F. Warren
(Weston, Massachusetts, about 1834 - 1895, Providence)
Title
Julia Ward Howe
Date
about 1865
Medium
Albumen print
Case
Berenson Case
Provenance
Probably a gift from poet, author, and women's suffrage leader, Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) to Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown date.
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (verso): Miss Julia Ward Howe
Stamped (verso): WARREN, / Boston and Cambridgeport./ Mass.
Dimensions
16.5 x 10.7 cm (6 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)
Commentary
Abolitionist and social reformer Julia Ward Howe was among Gardner’s closest friends. This photograph is on permanent exhibition in the Blue Room alongside Bernard Berenson.
Gallery
Blue Room
Bibliography
Elizabeth Reluga, "Julia Ward Howe, BFF and Suffragette," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2 November 2020, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/julia-ward-howe-bff-and-suffragette
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