Calendar for 1894
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Damond Goulin & Cie
(Swiss, active 1894)
illustrator
Frey & Conrad
(Swiss, active about 1894 - 1904)
contributor
Katherine de Kay Bronson
(New York, 1834 - 1901, Florence)
Date1894
MediumLithography
Dimensions21.6 x 15.2 cm (8 1/2 x 6 in.)
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.b.1.18
eMuseum ID718855
EmbARK ObjectID18132
TMS Source ID6196
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.
MarksNotesPrinted in ink (cover, top right): Calendrier pour 1894
Printed in ink (cover, lower left): Damond Goulin & Cie / Editeurs, Geneve
Printed in ink (cover, lower right): Lithogr Artistique Zurich, / c.d. Frey & Conrad
Inscribed in black ink: God Bless the New Year/ With triumph & cheer/ And may it for thee/ From sorrow pass free
Inscribed in black ink (on Avril): Since buds will now peep/ From long winter sleep/ So may life to you/ Wake up fresh and new
Inscribed in black ink (on Fevrier): This month all the birds/ in songs without words/ Chosen loves fond and true/ So be it with you
Inscribed in black ink (on Janvier): The trees are all bare/ And bitter the air/ But I send to you/ A love warm and true
Printed in ink (cover, lower left): Damond Goulin & Cie / Editeurs, Geneve
Printed in ink (cover, lower right): Lithogr Artistique Zurich, / c.d. Frey & Conrad
Inscribed in black ink: God Bless the New Year/ With triumph & cheer/ And may it for thee/ From sorrow pass free
Inscribed in black ink (on Avril): Since buds will now peep/ From long winter sleep/ So may life to you/ Wake up fresh and new
Inscribed in black ink (on Fevrier): This month all the birds/ in songs without words/ Chosen loves fond and true/ So be it with you
Inscribed in black ink (on Janvier): The trees are all bare/ And bitter the air/ But I send to you/ A love warm and true
ProvenanceNotesGift from Mrs. Arthur Bronson (Katherine De Kay, 1834-1901) to Isabella Stewart Gardner probably in 1894.
