John Singer Sargent's Plaster Model of "The Ark of the Covenant"
photographer
Unknown
Date1916
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions23.5 x 18.4 cm (9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP11n23.9
eMuseum ID725542
Previous NumberP11n23
EmbARK ObjectID44812
TMS Source ID21593
Last Updated8/14/24
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.
MarksNotesStamped in ink (verso): COPYRIGHT - 1916 / BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY EMPLOYEES' / BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.
ProvenanceNotesPossibly a gift from the American artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1916-19.
