Object details

Accession number

P11n7.1-10

Primary Creator

Italian, Venice

Full title

Portfolio with Notepaper, Envelopes, and a Photograph

Creation Date

19th century

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.

Display Media

Gilded parchment

Web Commentary

This gilded parchment portfolio has a winged lion in the corner—a symbol of Isabella's favorite city, Venice. She kept it on her desk in the Macknight Room and tucked stationery and papers inside. She likely purchased it from a skilled artisan on one of her many visits to the canal city.

Permanent Gallery Location

Macknight Room

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