Leaf from the Grave of Wilhelm Richard Wagner
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Isabella Stewart Gardner
(New York, 1840 - 1924, Boston)
Date1888
Place MadeBayreuth, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
MediumPressed specimen
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.005799
eMuseum ID729368
EmbARK ObjectID31695
Other NumberU1w275
TMS Source ID15270
Last Updated8/9/24
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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 in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (recto of envelope, top): Wagner's grave / Bayreuth 1888
ProvenanceNotesPicked by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the grave of the composer Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813-1883) in Bayreuth, Germany in 1888.
Isabella Stewart Gardner
9 August 1890
