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Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Chartres, France

correspondent E. Houvet (1868 - 1949)

Date7 May 1920

Place MadeChartres, Centre, France, Europe

MediumInk on paper

ClassificationsManuscripts

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberARC.002055

eMuseum ID722941

Other Number10.c.2.19.x

EmbARK ObjectID28767

TMS Source ID12358

Last Updated8/9/24

Status

Not on view

Web 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 stamped: Et. Houvet / [illeg] / 20, Rue de Ronevres, 20 / Chartres
Marked in pencil (top right): 10c / 2.19
Inscribed in pencil (bottom right): [Houvet]
Photograph printed: Et. Houvet / Cathédrale de Chartres - Vue prise du transcept Sud / déposé