Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Vichy, France with Enclosed Postcard
correspondent
Cecilia Beaux
(Philadelphia, 1855 - 1942, Gloucester, Massachusetts)
Date10 July 1921
Place MadeVichy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.000358
eMuseum ID725754
Other NumberU27e103
EmbARK ObjectID27084
TMS Source ID10683
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.
MarksNotesDated in pencil (recto, upper right): 1921
Inscribed in pencil (recto of envelope, upper left): [Cecilia Beaux]
Inscribed in pencil in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (verso of envelope): I like the diversified peacefulness / of Vichy, dear Cecilia. Andrew may / [illegibile] a Crown representation, as he / is going to try. I haven't seen Harry for / so long [illegible] i can only repeat / what I've heard [illegible] that / he is [illegible]. Beren[ard] / has got back & really / [illegible] like here / again. / and Jack's invitation has won the prize, so to speak. When will y / get back and delight us all? / Bon viaggio [Cherie] mi [illegible] / with love, / Isabella
Inscribed in pencil (recto of envelope, upper left): [Cecilia Beaux]
Inscribed in pencil in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (verso of envelope): I like the diversified peacefulness / of Vichy, dear Cecilia. Andrew may / [illegibile] a Crown representation, as he / is going to try. I haven't seen Harry for / so long [illegible] i can only repeat / what I've heard [illegible] that / he is [illegible]. Beren[ard] / has got back & really / [illegible] like here / again. / and Jack's invitation has won the prize, so to speak. When will y / get back and delight us all? / Bon viaggio [Cherie] mi [illegible] / with love, / Isabella
