Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Boston
correspondent
Henry Lee Higginson
(New York, 1834 - 1919, Boston)
Date25 December 1901
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.001771
eMuseum ID727242
EmbARK ObjectID28488
Other NumberU3e67
TMS Source ID12080
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesHolly Salmon, "From Tree Sap to Tea Jar: East Asian Lacquer," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 February 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/tree-sap-tea-jar-east-asian-lacquer
MarksNotesStationery printed: 191 Commonwealth Avenue.
Inscribed in pencil in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (page 2 verso, top): Large oblong square lacquer box in Chinese Room
Inscribed in pencil in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (page 2 verso, top): Large oblong square lacquer box in Chinese Room
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