Object details
Accession number
ARC.005807
Primary Creator
Francis Amasa Walker
(Boston, 1840 - 1897, Boston)
Full title
Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Boston
Creation Date
1886
Language
English
Display Media
Ink on paper
Web Commentary
While attending finishing school in Paris during the 1850s, Isabella Stewart Gardner was captivated by French literature, culture, and history. Of particular note is her interest in the former French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, an interest she shared with many of her friends and acquaintances. In this letter from Francis Amasa Walker, Walker regales Isabella with a story from a dinner party he recently attended in which two fellow guests each produced a keepsake lock of Napoleon's hair while discussing their mutual interest in the former emperor.
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