Mabel Poillon (active early 20th century)
Catalogue of "Yvette Guilbert's School of the Theatre", 1919
Ink on paper
This piece is a cover for the catalogue dated 1919 for Madame Guilbert's newly established school of theatre. The title, "Yvette Guilbert's School of the Theatre" appears at the top of the catalogue cover under a decorative design of flowers and vines. The bottom of the cover reads: "Miss Mabel Poillon, Secretary/Hotel Majestic, Seventy-Second Street and/Central Park West/New York City." Underneath the text is another decorative design of two cornucopias, flowers, and vines.
Long Gallery
Commentary
Isabella 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.