Object details
Object number
v.2.a.8.27
Creator(s)
Title
Letters from Two Hospitals (88 Bis and V.I.H.) by an American V.A.D.
Date
1919
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Boston
Binding Description
Light blue textile binding with white sticker with lettering on front cover
Description
1 vol., [6] 104 p., 8°
Dimensions
21 x 14 x 1.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (front flyleaf, top): A la Marraine idéale, / d'une de ses filleules. / Aout, 1919 [To the ideal godmother / from one of her goddaughters. / August, 1919]
Provenance
Gift from Mrs. Henri Raffy (Katharine Foote, 1881-1970) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in August 1919.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Bibliography
Elizabeth Reluga, "From Paris to the Perkins School for the Blind: Isabella's Purple Slippers," Inside the Collection (blog), 17 October 2023, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/paris-perkins-school-blind-isabellas-purple-slippers
Gallery
Vatichino
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