Notarized Documents Regarding Reims Cathedral Glass
author
Henry Davis Sleeper
(Boston, 1878 - 1934, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
author
Chester A. Howell
(American)
witness
Harry DeMaine
(Liverpool, England, 1880 - 1952)
witness
James William Davenport Seymour
(born 1895)
DateFebruary 1920
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.004979
eMuseum ID727195
EmbARK ObjectID30903
TMS Source ID14483
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.
BibliographyNotesAurora Daniel, "Henry Davis Sleeper and a Glass Mosaic," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 8 June 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/henry-davis-sleeper-and-glass-mosaic
MarksNotesSigned in ink (bottom): Chester A. Howell / Harry De Maine / Henry D. Sleeper / Der [lilegible] / [lilegible]
Signed in ink (bottom): Henry D. Sleeper / James W. D. Seymour
Stationary printed: American Field Service in France / Service Automobile American / Aux / Armées Françaises / Siége Central: / 21, Rue Raynouard / Paris (XVIE) / American Headquarters / 50 State St. Boston (IX), Mass. / ...
Signed in ink (bottom): Henry D. Sleeper / James W. D. Seymour
Stationary printed: American Field Service in France / Service Automobile American / Aux / Armées Françaises / Siége Central: / 21, Rue Raynouard / Paris (XVIE) / American Headquarters / 50 State St. Boston (IX), Mass. / ...
ProvenanceNotesGift of American antiquarian Henry Davis Sleeper (1878 - 1934) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, February 1920.
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