Birthday Book
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Lady Guendolen Ramsden
(1846 - 1910)
contributor
Isabella Stewart Gardner
(New York, 1840 - 1924, Boston)
Date1888
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted and handwritten ink on paper
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.006208
eMuseum ID725611
Other NumberU3w582
EmbARK ObjectID24752
TMS Source ID9063
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner maintained this charming book to keep track of her friends’ birthdays. It records Gardner’s celebrated acquaintances, including many within Henry James’s social circle. They include the pioneering psychologist William James, who was Henry James’s elder brother, and the artist John Singer Sargent. Their birthdays in January appear back-to-back on the right hand side of this volume.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
