Object details
Object number
ARC.008697
Creator(s)
Title
Letter of Acknowledgment from Gardiner Martin Lane to Isabella Stewart Gardner
Date
14 March 1907
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Printed in ink (on seal): MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS / BOSTON MASS FOUNDED A.D. 1870 / INDUSTRY / ART / EDUCATION
Printed and handwritten in ink (below seal): The Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts / gratefully accept the gift of / A choice of books from the library of / Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court. / Boston, 1906. / offered to the Library of the Museum by / Mrs. John L. Gardner, / Boston. / Gardiner Martin Lane / President. / Boston. Boston (sic), March 14, 1907 / Placed in the Library / A. Morris Carter, Librarian.
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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