Object details
Object number
ARC.007611
Creator(s)
Title
John Lowell Gardner, Jr.
Date
1892
Medium
Albumen print on card with gilded embossing
Language
Italian
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Embossed and gilded (on recto, above and below image): F. SCATTOLA / VENEZIA
Embossed and gilded (on verso, center): Fsco Scattola / VENEZIA / Campo San Bartolomeo 5256 / SI CONSERVANO LE NEGATIVE / PRAGER & LOJCA, BERLINO.
Printed in ink (on paper, applied to verso in reverse, center): FOTOGRAFIA / F Scattola / [ ] Neroni Milano / VENEZIA / Campo S. Bartolomeo No 5256
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner and her husband John Lowell Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the photographer Francesco Scattola (active 1880-1908), Venice in November of 1892.
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.
Gallery
Vatichino
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