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Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Grindelwald, Switzerland

correspondent Durr Freedley (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1888 - 1938)

Date29 July 1921

Place MadeSwitzerland, Europe

MediumInk on paper

ClassificationsManuscripts

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberARC.001562

eMuseum ID724500

EmbARK ObjectID28281

TMS Source ID11873

Last Updated8/9/24

Status

Not on view

Web 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 (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. / ...