"Mrs. Jack's Latest Lion"
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Boston Post
(active Boston, 1831 - 1956)
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Isabella Stewart Gardner
(New York, 1840 - 1924, Boston)
Date31 January 1897
MediumPrinted ink on newspaper
Dimensions29.2 x 22.8 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.)
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.010139
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Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis clipping from an 1897 edition of the Boston Post recounts and illustrates an event in which Isabella Stewart Gardner walked a toothless lion named Rex around the halls of Boston’s zoo. Gardner loved to see her name in print—she collected numerous newspaper clippings covering her activities.
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Last Updated8/9/24
Source ID27937
Boston Post
22 January 1922
Boston Evening Transcript
26 March 1923
