Gallery Talk: Tracing Ownership through Collectors’ Marks

Have you ever wondered about the tiny, stamped marks that are often seen on prints and drawings? They are called collectors’ marks: unique stamps or inscriptions that signal ownership. The marks range from initials to coats of arms, animals, plants, and celestial bodies, and they offer important clues in tracing part of the provenance, or history of ownership, of the works. Curator Miriam Stewart will discuss the marks and their collectors and will introduce a fascinating published catalogue of over 6,000 known marks.

Led by:
Miriam Stewart, Curator of the Collection, Division of European and American Art

Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the gallery talk. Space is limited, and talks are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

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• This Thursday, 25th September, 12:30 pm, Gallery Talk: German Drawings from the Busch-Reisinger Museum in Sketch, Shade Smudge in Cambridge
• This Friday, 26th September, 12:30 pm, Meet Me at the Museums: Sketching Understanding—Drawing as a Way of Thinking in Cambridge
• This Saturday, 27th September, 10:30 am, U.S. Citizenship Course in Cambridge

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