Object details
Object number
ARC.007467
Creator(s)
John Lowell Gardner, Sr.
(Boston, 1804 - 1884)
Title
Letters to John L. Gardner Jr. from Boston
Date
1870-1889
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (bottom right): [JLG Sr.]
Inscribed in pencil (bottom right): [JLG to JLG Sr.]
Inscribed in pencil (bottom left): [JLG Sr.]
Envelope stamped (recto upper right): Jamaica / Plain / Sta. / Mass.
Envelope dated (recto lower left): [Sept 15, 1883]
Envelope stamped (verso left): San Francisco / Cal. Recd / Boston / Sept 15 / Mass / U.S. Consolate .../ Nov / 1... / 188...
Envelope inscribed in pencil (verso lower): [J.L.G. Sr.]
Envelope stamped (recto upper right): Boston / Mass / Sep 3 83 / 4 PM
Envelope inscribed in pencil (lower right): [JLG. Sr.]
Envelope stamped (verso upper): 18 / 1888 / ...
Envelope stamped (recto center): Boston / Aug / 29 / Paid
Envelope stamped (recto upper right): London / W/ 7 / Au 18 / 79
Envelope stamped (upper right): Boston / Mass. / Aug 6 83 / 3 30 PM
Provenance
Inherited by Isabella Stewart Gardner upon the death of John Lowell Gardner, Jr., December 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.
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