Object details
Object number
ARC.007439
Creator(s)
Title
Miss Ellen Terry
Date
1875-1885
Medium
Albumen print on card
Language
English
Dimensions
10.6 x 6.4 cm (4 3/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Printed in red ink (on recto, lower center): MISS ELLEN TERRY / STEREOSCOPIC COY. COPYRIGHT
Printed in red ink (on verso, upper center): PRIZE MEDAL FOR PORTRAITURE / VIENNA EXHIBITION 1873.
Printed in red ink (on verso, inside frame): PHOTOGRAPHERS TO THE QUEEN THE PRINCE OF WALES / AND / OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY / BERLIN / LONDON / DUBLIN / NEW YORK / SOLE PHOTOGRAPHERS TO THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1862 / THE LONDON / STEREOSCOPIC & PHOTOGRAPHIC / COMPANY. / 110 & 108, REGENT STREET / AND / 54, CHEAPSIDE.
Printed in red ink (on verso, lower center): NEGATIVES ARE PRESERVED SOME YEARS & A REGISTER OF NAMES / KEPT. WHEN ORDERING FURTHER COPIES PLEASE STATE ABOUT / WHAT DATE THE PORTRAIT WAS TAKEN
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date. Enclosed in The Story of My Life by Ellen Terry, 1908 (v.2.b.5.13).
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.
Gallery
Vatichino
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