Envelope with Lock of B.J. Lang's Hair
correspondent
B. J. Lang
(Salem, 1837 - 1909, Boston)
compiler
Frances Morse Lang
(1839 - 1934, Cambridge)
Date5 April 1907
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumGraphite on card stock
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.002468
eMuseum ID728109
Other NumberU1w102
EmbARK ObjectID29173
TMS Source ID12762
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.
MarksNotesStationery printed: Mrs. B.J. Lang. / 8 Brimmer Street.
Inscribed in pencil by the author (recto): With my everlasting / love, F.M. L.
Inscribed in pencil by the author (verso): Cut from his / head April 5/07 / B.J. Lang
Inscribed in pencil by the author (recto): With my everlasting / love, F.M. L.
Inscribed in pencil by the author (verso): Cut from his / head April 5/07 / B.J. Lang
ProvenanceNotesGift from organist, pianist, and choral conductor B.J. Lang's wife, Frances Morse Lang to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1907.
B. J. Lang
late 19th century - early 20th century
