Portrait Album of Gem Photographs
manufacturer
J.E. Tilton and Company
(American, 1859 - 1874)
photographer
Unknown
subject
Isabella Stewart Gardner
(New York, 1840 - 1924, Boston)
subject
John Lowell Gardner Jr.
(Boston, 1837 - 1898, Boston)
subject
David Stewart
(American, 1810 - 1891)
subject
David Stewart, Jr.
(American, 1848 - 1874)
Dateabout 1860
MediumLeather album stamped in gold containing tintypes
Dimensions4.1 x 4.2 x 1.4 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC1986.1.1
eMuseum ID722777
TMS Source ID25407
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 gold (cover): I.S.G
Stamped in gold (spine): Album
Printed in ink (title page): Album / Boston / J.E. Tilton & Co.
Stamped in gold (spine): Album
Printed in ink (title page): Album / Boston / J.E. Tilton & Co.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Archives from Mary Ball, niece of Isabella Stewart Gardner's domestic worker, Ella T. Lavin (1846-1918) in 1986.
