Object details

Accession number

ARC.001959

Primary Creator

Lady Gregory (Roxborough, Ireland, 1852 - 1932, Coole, Ireland)

Full title

Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Hotel Touraine, Boston

Creation Date

11 October 1911

Language

English

Marks

Stationery printed: Hotel Touraine, / Boston.
Inscribed in pencil (recto, upper left): 9.b.1.27
Inscribed in pencil (verso, bottom right): [Gregory]

Display Media

Ink on paper

Web Commentary

This letter is one of sixteen from Augusta Gregory, also known as “Lady Gregory,” who was an Irish dramatist, folklorist, and theatre manager. Lady Gregory and Isabella shared a love of the stage and probably met at one of Gregory’s productions in Boston. Isabella kept her friend’s letters tucked inside books related to Irish literature in the Macknight Room. In this particular letter, Lady Gregory mentioned that she was grateful to meet Isabella while visiting Boston. Isabella kept the letter in a book of Celtic mythology Gods and Fighting Men translated by Lady Gregory. 

Permanent Gallery Location

Macknight Room

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