Letter to Abram and Helen Andrew from Neuilly, France
correspondent
A. Piatt Andrew
(La Porte, Indiana, 1873 - 1936, Gloucester, Massachusetts)
DateJanuary 1915
Place MadeNeuilly-sur-Seine, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions35 x 21.3 cm (13 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.001878
eMuseum ID726750
EmbARK ObjectID28592
TMS Source ID12183
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.
MarksNotesInscribed in ink (page one, upper left): Dear Mother and Father
Inscribed in ink (page two, bottom): We leave early tomorrow for Dunkerque - so I must say good-night. This is probably my last night on a cot or a bed for a long time.
Inscribed in ink (page two, bottom): We leave early tomorrow for Dunkerque - so I must say good-night. This is probably my last night on a cot or a bed for a long time.
ProvenanceNotesGift of Helen Andrew (active late 19th century - early 20th century), mother of congressman A. Piatt Andrew (1873-1936), to Isabella Stewart Gardner about 1915.
