Object details
Accession number
ARC.004311
Primary Creator
Dodge MacKnight
(Providence, 1860 - 1950, Sandwich, Massachusetts)
Full title
Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Cochin (Kotchan/Kowun) the Cat
Creation Date
1913
Object Case
Modern Painters And Sculptors Case
Language
English
Marks
Marked in pencil (upper left corner): 54Dated in pencil in Morris Carter's hand (lower left): 1913?Stationery printed in red ink:風流李寶七小 /町?年町寺 /[*note: I believe that these are nonsense characters, comically intended to represent a dog's writing. Doggerel, if you will. Two of them don't appear to be real characters.]Translation by Th. Giukcam, Esq. /of the Fujiyama OservatoryDear Mrs. Gardner /Thank you, honorable mistress, for finding me /such a nice home where I get real thingsto eat instead of horrible canned goods. /I am well and fat and my hair is so /long that I must really go to the barber's /next week. Come down and see me — /I want to lick your hand —Merry Xmas. /Yours faithfully, /Cochin /1913? /alias Cloud, Cochon & Squinkly.
Display Media
Ink on paper
Web Commentary
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Permanent Gallery Location
Long Gallery
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