Object details

Object number

ARC.009194

Creator(s)

• American Field Service (founded Paris, 1915) - primary
• Henry Davis Sleeper (Boston, 1878 - 1934, Cambridge, Massachusetts) - contributor
• Isabella Stewart Gardner (New York, 1840 - 1924, Boston) - recipient

Title

Certificate of Service for Ambulance 181, "Y"

Date

1918

Medium

Ink on paper

Language

English

Dimensions

25.1 x 39.4 cm (9 7/8 x 15 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Given to Isabella Stewart Gardner for her funding of an American Field Service ambulance during World War I by the American Field Service member and decorator Henry Davis Sleeper in 1918.

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.

Bibliography

Aurora Daniel, "Isabella and the American Field Service During World War I," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 November 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/isabella-and-american-field-service-during-world-war-i

Gallery

Macknight Room

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