Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Berlin, Germany
correspondent
William Amory Gardner
(Boston, 1863 - 1930, Groton, Massachusetts)
Date16 May 1886
Place MadeBerlin, Berlin state, Germany, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.001611
eMuseum ID721854
EmbARK ObjectID28329
TMS Source ID11921
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIn 1886 and 1887, William Amory Gardner traveled through Greece and Germany. He wrote frequently to his aunt, Isabella Stewart Gardner, about his adventures. In this letter from Berlin, William Amory tells Isabella about his lodgings in Berlin, his longing to be back in Greece, and how eager he is to see her later in the summer.
BibliographyNotesDakota Jackson, "In Greece with William Amory Gardner," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1 September 2020, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/greece-with-william-amory-gardner
MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (bottom right): [WAG]
Inscribed in pencil (bottom right): [WAG 5/16/86]
Dated in pencil (bottom right): [5/18/86]
Inscribed in pencil (bottom right): [WAG 5/16/86]
Dated in pencil (bottom right): [5/18/86]
