Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Rome
correspondent
Wilhelm Amelung
(born 1873)
Date16 July 1923
Place MadeRome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.000100
eMuseum ID725451
EmbARK ObjectID26833
TMS Source ID10435
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
MarksNotesDictated by Isabella Stewart Gardner, inscribed by Morris Carter (verso, top): Do nothing yet, as a permit has not / been got, and it would be awkward
Dictated by Isabella Stewart Gardner, inscribed by Morris Carter (verso, middle): Dear B.B. / The statue now in Rome, / waiting for export has not got a / permission. What can I do abt / it? Best love 2 both
Dictated by Isabella Stewart Gardner, inscribed by Morris Carter (verso, middle): Dear B.B. / The statue now in Rome, / waiting for export has not got a / permission. What can I do abt / it? Best love 2 both
