Painting of the Pierce Family
painter
Waldo Pierce
(Bangor, Maine, 1884 - 1970, Newburyport, Massachusetts)
photographer
Unknown
DateSeptember 1922
Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumGelatin silver print
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.004508
eMuseum ID730824
EmbARK ObjectID30460
TMS Source ID14040
Last Updated8/14/24
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.
MarksNotesInscribed in ink (top right): Love to Mrs. Gardner / from the / Pierce ménage(rie)
Inscribed in pencil in Morris Carter's hand (verso, top): By Waldo Pierce / Gift of the artist / September 1922
Marked in pencil (verso, center): 20 / 61
Stamped in ink (verso, bottom): Vizzavona / 65 Rue du bae - Paris 7.
Inscribed in pencil in Morris Carter's hand (verso, top): By Waldo Pierce / Gift of the artist / September 1922
Marked in pencil (verso, center): 20 / 61
Stamped in ink (verso, bottom): Vizzavona / 65 Rue du bae - Paris 7.
ProvenanceNotesGift of painter Waldo Pierce to Isabella Stewart Gardner, September 1922.
Unknown
late 19th century - early 20th century