Object details

Accession number

ARC.009080

Primary Creator

John Fillis Jarvis (Melksham, England, 1849 - 1931, Washington DC)

Full title

Inauguration of President Grover Cleveland

Creation Date

4 March 1885

Language

English

Provenance

Gift from journalist and author Henry Loomis Nelson (1846-1908) to Isabella Stewart Gardner after the inauguration of President Grover Cleveland in Washington DC on 4 March 1885.

Marks

Printed (lower): J.F. Jarvis, Publisher, Inauguration of President Cleveland. / March 4th, 1885 Copyright 1885 by J.F. Jarvis / 135 Penn. Ave., Washington, D.C.
Inscribed in ink (upper): For / Mrs. Gardner / with the compliments of H.L. Nelson
Inscribed in pencil (bottom right): removed from Red Lacquer Box, Macknight Room

Display Media

Albumen print on card

Web Commentary

This photograph is a memento of the inauguration of President Grover Cleveland in 1885. Isabella and her husband Jack attended the festivities in Washington, DC. After the inauguration, Isabella continued to follow the career of President Cleveland and the First Lady, Frances Folsom Cleveland, whom she met on at least one occasion.  She kept this photograph in a box near her desk in the Macknight Room.

Permanent Gallery Location

Macknight Room

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