Object details
Object number
ARC.008700
Creator(s)
Title
Letter of Acknowledgment from Gardiner Martin Lane to Isabella Stewart Gardner
Date
2 March 1911
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Printed in ink (on seal): MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS / BOSTON MASS FOUNDED A.D. 1870 / INDUSTRY / ART / EDUCATION
Printed and handwritten in ink (below seal): The Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts / gratefully accept the gift of / Le livre du Chastel de Labour. Par Jean Bruyant; / description of an illuminated manuscript of the 15th century / belonging to P.A.B. Widener. Phil. 1909. / offered to the Library of the Museum by / Mrs. John L. Gardner. / Gardiner Martin Lane / President. / Boston. March 2, 1911. / Placed in the Library / Morris Carter. Librarian.
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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