Postcard of Adorazione dei Magi ["Adoration of the Maggi"]
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Benedetto Sborgi
(Florence, 1821 - 1904, Florence)
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeFlorence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumInk on card stock
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.002681
eMuseum ID730364
EmbARK ObjectID29386
Other Number9.c.1.1.x
TMS Source ID12974
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.
MarksNotesPostcard printed (recto, bottom): Gloria in Excelsis Deo et in terra pax
Inscribed in pencil (verso, upper left corner): [E. Loeffler]
Inscribed in pencil (verso, left): M.2.2.4
Postcard printed (verso, left margin): Copyright E. Sborgi, Florence - 100 A - Printed in Italy
Postcard printed (verso, bottom left): Adorazione dei Magi / Firenze / Beato Angelico
Inscribed in pencil (verso, upper left corner): [E. Loeffler]
Inscribed in pencil (verso, left): M.2.2.4
Postcard printed (verso, left margin): Copyright E. Sborgi, Florence - 100 A - Printed in Italy
Postcard printed (verso, bottom left): Adorazione dei Magi / Firenze / Beato Angelico
ProvenanceNotesGift from composer and violinist, Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, unknown date.
Frederick Leopold William Richardson
late 19th century - early 20th century
Francis Xavier Lachances
late 19th century - early 20th century
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