Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from London with Dictated Response
correspondent
H. Gardner Deveraux Gordon
(active early 20th century)
Date19 May 1924
Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.001603
eMuseum ID720598
EmbARK ObjectID28322
TMS Source ID11914
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.
MarksNotesSationery blind stamped: 25, Hugh Street, / Eccleston Square, S.W.1
Inscribed in pencil (top right): (Proctor)
Inscribed in pencil (bottom right): [H.G.D. Gordon]
Inscribed in pencil (upper): Dear Mr. Gordon / I was delighted 2 get y letter / because it opened a door to a / new relation which I claim / vividly. Perhaps we r some / distant relation; at least I / hope so. Anglo-American friendship / means so much. Let us do / all we can to / strengthen it. / The war was a serious financial / burden to us here also, one which / we still feel.
Inscribed in pencil (top right): (Proctor)
Inscribed in pencil (bottom right): [H.G.D. Gordon]
Inscribed in pencil (upper): Dear Mr. Gordon / I was delighted 2 get y letter / because it opened a door to a / new relation which I claim / vividly. Perhaps we r some / distant relation; at least I / hope so. Anglo-American friendship / means so much. Let us do / all we can to / strengthen it. / The war was a serious financial / burden to us here also, one which / we still feel.
Olga Eliza Gardner Monks
1921-1922
George Peabody Gardner, Jr.
17 December 1921
William Allerton
24 February 1922
William Allerton
27 February 1922
William Crowninshield Endicott, Jr.
6 January 1922
John Philipps
24 November 1921
Walter P. Fearon
26 March 1921
