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The Moon
Joseph L. Bates (American, 1807–1886)
1865
Medium/Technique
Stereocard, albumen prints mounted to card stock
Dimensions
Mount: 8.2 x 17.3 cm (3 1/4 x 6 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.2700
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographs – Stereographs
InscriptionsVerso, in ink: Joseph L. Bates
Verso, stamp: Joseph L. Bates Boston, Dec 11, 1865
Verso, stamp: Joseph L. Bates Boston, Dec 11, 1865
ProvenanceOliver Wendell Holmes (b. 1809 – d. 1894), Boston; by descent to his grandson, Edward Jackson Holmes (b. 1873 – d. 1950), Boston; 1950, bequeathed by Edward Jackson Holmes to his widow, Mary Stacy Beaman Holmes (b. 1875 – d. 1964), Boston; 1965, bequest of Mrs. Holmes to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 26, 2010)