Object details
Object number
ARC.002853
Creator(s)
William Allerton
(active Boston and Newton, Massachusetts, late 19th century - early 20th century)
Title
Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Newton, Massachusetts with Response
Date
4 February 1920
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Response inscribed in pencil in Morris Carter's hand (verso): Mrs. G has read your letter / this morning + finds in it only / what you have told her / many times before. She would / like tou to undertake at once / what is necessary for such / paintings as need it, and / make the list that you are / talking about so soon as / possible so that it may be acted / on at once. Mrs. Gardner is / not well enough to repeat everything many times.
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.
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