Object details
Object number
ARC.004979
Creator(s)
Title
Notarized Documents Regarding Reims Cathedral Glass
Date
February 1920
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Signed in ink (bottom): Chester A. Howell / Harry De Maine / Henry D. Sleeper / Der [lilegible] / [lilegible]
Signed in ink (bottom): Henry D. Sleeper / James W. D. Seymour
Stationary printed: American Field Service in France / Service Automobile American / Aux / Armées Françaises / Siége Central: / 21, Rue Raynouard / Paris (XVIE) / American Headquarters / 50 State St. Boston (IX), Mass. / ...
Provenance
Gift of American antiquarian Henry Davis Sleeper (1878 - 1934) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, February 1920.
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
Aurora Daniel, "Henry Davis Sleeper and a Glass Mosaic," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 8 June 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/henry-davis-sleeper-and-glass-mosaic
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