John Lowell Gardner, Jr.
primary
Francesco Scattola
(active 1880 - 1908)
subject
John Lowell Gardner Jr.
(Boston, 1837 - 1898, Boston)
Date1892
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumAlbumen print on card with gilded embossing
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.007609
eMuseum ID722547
EmbARK ObjectID33402
TMS Source ID16904
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.
MarksNotesEmbossed and gilded (on recto, above and below image): F. SCATTOLA / VENEZIA
Inscrbed in pencil (on recto, below image): 8509 - 10
Embossed and gilded (on verso, center): Fsco Scattola / VENEZIA / Campo San Bartolomeo 5256 / SI CONSERVANO LE NEGATIVE / PRAGER & LOJCA, BERLINO.
Inscribed in pencil (on verso, upper right): #1.14096 - 4 / "C"
Inscribed in blue pencil (on verso, upper left): 4
Inscribed in pencil (on verso, lower middle): John L. Gardner / S S
Inscrbed in pencil (on recto, below image): 8509 - 10
Embossed and gilded (on verso, center): Fsco Scattola / VENEZIA / Campo San Bartolomeo 5256 / SI CONSERVANO LE NEGATIVE / PRAGER & LOJCA, BERLINO.
Inscribed in pencil (on verso, upper right): #1.14096 - 4 / "C"
Inscribed in blue pencil (on verso, upper left): 4
Inscribed in pencil (on verso, lower middle): John L. Gardner / S S
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner and her husband John Lowell Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the photographer Francesco Scattola (active 1880-1908), Venice in November of 1892.
