Object details
Accession number
ARC.002158
Primary Creator
Henry James, Sr.
(Albany, New York, 1811 - 1882, Boston)
Full title
Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner
Creation Date
22 August 1882
Object Case
Crawford / Chapman Case
Language
English
Dimensions
17.8 x 22.2 cm (7 x 8 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Ink on paper
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner maintained a cordial friendship with Henry James’s father and namesake, who wrote to decline a social invitation she had extended in 1882. He states that his daughter Alice, a writer who suffered from a range of illnesses, was unwell enough “to prevent her making any engagements out of her house for a month to come.”
Permanent Gallery Location
Blue Room
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