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(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
List of Pearl Acquisitions 1874-1892 from Paris and London
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

List of Pearl Acquisitions 1874-1892 from Paris and London

author (French, 1830 - 1902)
contributor (Boston, 1837 - 1898, Boston)
Date5 November 1892
Dimensions26.6 x 20.9 cm (10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberDF0038
eMuseum ID724879
TMS Source ID28860
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
MarksNotesInscribed in ink in John L. Gardner Jr.'s hand (top): Novr.- 27th 1874 Bought of Hancock's & Co. / A very fine single row pearl necklace consisting of / 44 fine white pearls & brilliant snap / £ 925 #
Stamped in ink (top left): L' Année Procmaine les ma Casins / Seront Transférés Place Vendôme M 26 / (Côté De La Rue De La Paix) 
Inscribed in ink (center): Memorandum  / [M] monsieur Gardner de Boston.
Inscribed in ink in John L. Gardner's hand (bottom) : 5 Nov 1892 1 Rang 37 perles pesant 663 gr. / moyenne 18 gr. faible avec fermoir brilliant 70.000