John Lowell Gardner III, "Jackie"
primary
John Adams Whipple
(Grafton, Massachusetts, 1822 - 1891, Boston, Massachusetts)
subject
John Lowell Gardner III
(American, 1863 - 1865)
Date1864
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumAlbumen print on card
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC1986.1.5
eMuseum ID723997
Previous NumberARC.007420
Previous NumberARC.009946
TMS Source ID25425
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.
BibliographyNotesDiana Seave Greenwald,"Isabella and the Complexities of Mother's Day," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2 May 2023, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/isabella-and-complexities-mothers-day.
MarksNotesPrinted (verso): Whipple / 96 Washington St, / Boston. / These Negatives are preserved for years with great / care. Photographs can be made from them...
ProvenanceNotes
Probably commissioned by Isabella and Jack Gardner from John Whipple in 1864.
Probably a gift from Isabella and Jack Gardner to domestic worker, Ella.
Purchased by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum from Mary Bell, niece of Ella, in 1986.
