Rose Petals from Robert Browning's Funeral Bier
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Katherine de Kay Bronson
(New York, 1834 - 1901, Florence)
Date1889
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumInk and pressed rose petals on paper
Dimensions8.8 x 10.8 cm (3 7/16 x 4 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU27e56
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis pressed flower was gathered at the funeral of the poet and playwright Robert Browning. As an avid reader of contemporary poetry, Gardner admired Browning’s work and displayed this keepsake in the Long Gallery alongside other objects associated with major British authors.
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Last Updated8/9/24
EmbARK ObjectID24291
Source ID8855
Katherine de Kay Bronson
30 November 1894