Object details
Object number
ARC.007860
Creator(s)
Isabella Stewart Gardner
(New York, 1840 - 1924, Boston)
Title
Envelope with Olive Leaf From Plato's Academy Enclosed
Date
31 March 1886
Medium
Ink on paper with pressed leaf
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in ink in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand: Olive leaf from / Plato's Academy / Athens. W.A.G / March 1886 / 31 / "Where the Plane tree whispers / to the elm" Aristophanes.
Provenance
Gift from Isabella Stewart Gardner's nephew, classicist William Amory Gardner, on March 31,1886.
Commentary
Isabella 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.
Gallery
Vatichino
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