Object details
Object number
ARC.006506
Creator(s)
Title
Sarah Bernhardt
Date
about 1880
Medium
Albumen print on card
Language
French
Dimensions
9.2 x 5.6 cm (3 5/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Stationery printed: Melandri / Paris
Stationery printed (verso): Melandri / 19, Rue Clauzel
Inscribed in ink (bottom): Sarah Bernhardt
Inscribed in ink (top verso): Sarah Bernhardt
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner’s collection at an unknown date.
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
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp.118-121, fig. 64.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Modern Actors Case
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