Object details

Accession number

ARC.008103

Creators

• Marian Adams (Boston, 1843 - 1885, Washington DC) - primary
• Helen Choate Bell (Salem, 1830 - 1918, York, Maine) - subject

Full title

Helen Choate Bell

Creation Date

1883

Provenance

Gift from Helen Choate Bell (1830-1918) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, May 1915.

Enclosed in Isabella's Guestbook Volume XIII (v.1.b.4.24, p. 30) for 1 May 1915 when Isabella hosted a party in honor of Helen Bell’s 85th birthday at Fenway Court.

Dimensions

10.5 x 8.5 cm (4 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.)

Display Media

Tintype

Web 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.

Permanent Gallery Location

Vatichino

Bibliography

Natalie Dykstra, Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life (New York, 2012), pp. 148-49.

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