Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Corinth, Greece
correspondent
William Amory Gardner
(Boston, 1863 - 1930, Groton, Massachusetts)
Date26 March 1886
Place MadeCorinth, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.001616
eMuseum ID722068
EmbARK ObjectID28334
TMS Source ID11926
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryWhile in Greece in 1886 and 1887, William Amory Gardner wrote frequently to his aunt, Isabella Stewart Gardner. In this letter from Corinth, William Amory regales Isabella with his adventures abroad, including his “clever classic bargaining” skills for a shepherd’s coat in Argos.
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
MarksNotesStationery printed: Grand Hotel / D'Angleterre / Athens / Grece
Dated in pencil: 3 / 26 / 86
Inscribed in pencil: [WAG]
Dated in pencil: 3 / 26 / 86
Inscribed in pencil: [WAG]
