Object details
Accession number
ARC.002169
Primary Creator
Henry James
(New York, 1843 - 1916, London)
Full title
Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Lamb House, Rye
Creation Date
10 July 1899
Object Case
Crawford / Chapman Case
Language
English
Dimensions
17.6 x 22.5 cm (6 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Display Media
Ink on paper
Web Commentary
“Welcome, welcome, fifty times welcome back to this warm side of the globe.” With these affectionate words, Henry James greets Isabella Stewart Gardner on her return to London in 1899. Gardner often stopped in London on her way to Venice and other cities in Europe and regularly took trains into the English countryside for sightseeing and social engagements. James urges her to take a train to visit him at Lamb House, his home in Rye, East Sussex, saying that he “can put you up very decently, & can even manage a maid if she isn’t very haughty.”
Permanent Gallery Location
Blue Room
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