Object details
Object number
ARC.006208
Creator(s)
Title
Birthday Book
Date
1888
Medium
Printed and handwritten ink on paper
Language
English
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner maintained this charming book to keep track of her friends’ birthdays. It records Gardner’s celebrated acquaintances, including many within Henry James’s social circle. They include the pioneering psychologist William James, who was Henry James’s elder brother, and the artist John Singer Sargent. Their birthdays in January appear back-to-back on the right hand side of this volume.
Gallery
Blue Room
Case
Crawford / Chapman Case
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