Visiting Card from Boston
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Frances Morse Lang
(1839 - 1934, Cambridge)
Date1909-1924
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumHandwritten and printed ink on paper
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.008185
eMuseum ID718983
EmbARK ObjectID33946
Other Numberv.2.a.8.2.x
TMS Source ID17424
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.
MarksNotesInscribed in pen (recto): Dear Mrs. Gardner / I hope you have not / yet seen this wonderful / book of Abbott Thayer's / and his son's
Inscribed in pen (verso): If you already own it & / wish to exchange it / if not will you accept / it with my love / Frances M. Lang / Oct. 26th
Inscribed in pen (verso): If you already own it & / wish to exchange it / if not will you accept / it with my love / Frances M. Lang / Oct. 26th
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection between 1909-1924. Enclosed in Concealing-Coloration in the Animal Kingdom by Gerald H. Thayer, 1909 (v.2.a.8.2).
Frances Morse Lang
late 19th century - early 20th century
Frances Morse Lang
late 19th century - early 20th century
