Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Rome
correspondent
Ida Higginson
(Germany, 1837 - 1935, Boston)
Date8 March 1923
Place MadeRome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions17.5 x 14.3 cm (6 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.001812
eMuseum ID723273
Other NumberU3e100
EmbARK ObjectID28529
TMS Source ID12120
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.
MarksNotesStationery printed: Grand Hôtel de Russie / Rome / ...
Inscribed in ink in Morris Carter's hand (separate sheet): From Mrs. Higginson / speaks of Mrs. Gardner's / plan for an art collection / already formed when she / was 16 yrs old.
Inscribed in ink in Morris Carter's hand (separate sheet): From Mrs. Higginson / speaks of Mrs. Gardner's / plan for an art collection / already formed when she / was 16 yrs old.
Ida Higginson
late 19th century - early 20th century
Ida Higginson
late 19th century - early 20th century
