Object details

Object number

ARC.001562

Creator(s)

Durr Freedley (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1888 - 1938)

Title

Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Grindelwald, Switzerland

Date

29 July 1921

Medium

Ink on paper

Language

English

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Dated in pencil (upper right): 1921.
Inscribed in pencil (upper): March Concistorio [sic] 1921 / Two German, one American Cardinal / the [illeg]
Stamped (center): Cav. G. Felici / Roma / Via Babuino 74 - 75
Inscribed in pencil (upper): Sistine Chapel / June Concistorio [sic], 1921 / Italiana and Spanish Cardinal
Stamped (center): Cagv. G. Felici / Fotografo [illeg]/ The Babuino 74 - 75 / Roma
Inscribed in pencil (bottom right): D. Freedley
Inscribed in pencil (upper left): June Concistorio [sic], 1921 / The Sala Regina
Stamped (center): Cagv. G. Felici / Fotografo [illeg] / The Babuino 74 - 75 / Roma
Inscribed in pencil (bottom right): D. Freedley
Envelope inscribed in ink (verso center): From D. Freedley / Guaranty Trust Company / 1 Rue des Italiens / Paris France
Envelope inscribed in pencil (verso lower right): [Freedley]
Envelope stamped (recto upper left): 14 6 / 8 8 / Pl. Victor Hugo / 14 5 / 8 8 / Pl. / ...

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