Object details
Accession number
P27w79
Primary Creator
Napoleon Sarony
(Quebec, 1821 - 1896, New York)
Full title
Ellen Terry
Creation Date
late 19th century
Object Case
Modern Actors Case
Provenance
Possibly a gift from the actress Ellen Terry (1847-1928) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in the late 19th century.
Marks
Printed in red ink (recto, bottom): Sarony 37 Union Sqr., N. Y.
Stamped in black ink (recto, lower corner of image): A. H. Wilson, Lon.
Inscribed in pencil (verso): Ellen Terry
Stamped in blue (verso) J. MACMICHAEL / Court Stationer / By Appointment / 42, South Audley St, W.
Dimensions
16.4 x 10.8 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/4 in.)
Display Media
Gelatin silver print
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner loved music and theater and was a patron of the performing arts. She befriended musicians and actors and memorialized them in the fifteen glass-topped cases she installed in her museum's galleries. Isabella hosted Shakespearean actor Ellen Terry at Fenway Court and displayed this photograph in the Modern Actors Case in the Long Gallery.
Permanent Gallery Location
Long Gallery
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