Certificate of Excellence
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Mary Okill
(about 1786 - 1859, New York)
DateJanuary 1855
Place MadeNew York City, New York, United States, North America
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions16.5 x 22.4 cm (6 1/2 x 8 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.008651
eMuseum ID727227
EmbARK ObjectID24953
TMS Source ID9153
Last Updated8/9/24
Descriptiongreen certificateStatus
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.
BibliographyNotesNathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), p.28-29, fig. 9.
MarksNotesPrinted (surrounding illustration of Minerva/Athena bestowing knowledge): Virtous emulation crowned with honor. / I.R.Smith del / Daughter receive thy reward. / Peter Maverick sc
Inscribed in ink (above illustration): Excellence.
Inscribed in ink (underneath illustration): This certificate will / entitle Miss I. Stewart to a / premium on the first of July next, for / Six Perfect Weeks if she remain / till the close of school to receive it. / Mary Okill / January 1855
Inscribed in ink (above illustration): Excellence.
Inscribed in ink (underneath illustration): This certificate will / entitle Miss I. Stewart to a / premium on the first of July next, for / Six Perfect Weeks if she remain / till the close of school to receive it. / Mary Okill / January 1855
ProvenanceNotesGift from Mary Okill to Isabella Stewart Gardner in January 1855.
The Stewart Society
19 April 1921
