Statement on the Military Service of Henry R. Barcus
correspondent
Louis Mourier
(French, 1873 - 1960)
subject
American Field Service
(founded Paris, 1915)
Date3 January 1919
Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.004996
eMuseum ID722415
EmbARK ObjectID30920
TMS Source ID14500
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: Ministere de la guerre / Republique Francaise
Stamped (upper left): Sous-Secretariat d'etat / (Service de Sante) / Cabinet / du / Sous-Secretaire d'Etat / Concours Etrangers
Stamped (lower left): [insignia] / Ministere de la guerre
Stationery printed: American Field Service in France / Service Automobile Americain / Aux / Armees Francaises / .... / [insignia] /
Stamped (lower left): American Field Service in France / ....
Inscribed in ink (lower left):C-121
Envelope stamped (upper right): [illeg.]
Envelope stamped (upper right): Ministere della Guerre
Stamped (upper left): Sous-Secretariat d'etat / (Service de Sante) / Cabinet / du / Sous-Secretaire d'Etat / Concours Etrangers
Stamped (lower left): [insignia] / Ministere de la guerre
Stationery printed: American Field Service in France / Service Automobile Americain / Aux / Armees Francaises / .... / [insignia] /
Stamped (lower left): American Field Service in France / ....
Inscribed in ink (lower left):C-121
Envelope stamped (upper right): [illeg.]
Envelope stamped (upper right): Ministere della Guerre
ProvenanceNotesGift from interior decorator Henry Davis Sleeper (1878-1934) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1919.
