Gallery Talk: Tracing Ownership through Collectors’ Marks

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  • Harvard Art Museums
  • Free

    A drawing of cherubs, a dragon, an eagle, and other animals encased in a swirling foliate design.

    Learn about the small stamps and inscriptions found on prints and drawings, called collectors’ marks.

    No application or registration needed.

    Cost

    This 행사 is free!

    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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    Harvard Art Museums
    32 Quincy
    Cambridge, MA 02138
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    Dates and Times

    화요일, 10월 7 12:30오후 – 1오후

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    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.

    Free

    A drawing of cherubs, a dragon, an eagle, and other animals encased in a swirling foliate design.

    화요일, 10월 7 12:30오후 – 1오후

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    Last updated 10월 1, 2025.