Portfolio with Notepaper, Envelopes, and a Photograph,
19th century
Gilded parchment
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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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.
