Lamb House
photographer
Heath J. Haviland
(active London, 1900 - 1910)
Dateabout 1900
Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumPhotograph
Dimensions24.5 x 30.7 cm (9 5/8 x 12 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP3s278
eMuseum ID727142
EmbARK ObjectID24695
TMS Source ID9029
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryWeary of London and longing for a quiet refuge in which to write, James leased and subsequently purchased a distinguished Georgian home in the town of Rye, East Sussex, England. In the garden room of that home, James wrote The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors, and The Golden Bowl, and penned numerous letters to Isabella Stewart Gardner.
MarksNotesPrinted in ink (below photograph): Heath J. Haviland 7A Elm Tree Rd. St. John's Wood
Inscribed in ink (lower right corner): Lamb House / Henry James - Rye
Inscribed in ink (lower right corner): Lamb House / Henry James - Rye
ProvenanceNotesProbably a gift from Henry James to Isabella Stewart Gardner, about 1900.
