Object details
Object number
P33s78.2
Creator(s)
Willard Thomas Sears
(New Bedford, 1837 - 1920, Boston)
Title
Fenway Court Gatehouse
Date
about 1903
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
38.5 x 53.5 cm (15 3/16 x 21 1/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in graphite (lower center): PERSPECTIVE SKETCH.
Provenance
Commissioned by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the architect Willard T. Sears (1837-1920), Boston about 1898.
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
Rollin Hadley. "Altamura: the Enigma." Fenway Court (1978), p. 31.
Gallery
Vatichino
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