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Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Cuautla, Mexico

correspondent Louise M. Nathurst (active early 20th century)

Date11 March 1923

Place MadeCuautla, Nayarit, Mexico, North America

MediumInk on paper

ClassificationsManuscripts

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberARC.002991

eMuseum ID726887

EmbARK ObjectID29688

Other NumberU27e365

TMS Source ID13276

Last Updated8/9/24

Status

Not on view

Web CommentaryIn a letter written to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Cuautla, Mexico, Louise M. Nathurst describes her time in that city with her cousin, painter Denman Ross. The letter details the natural beauty of the area, including the two volcanoes that loom over the city. In describing walking along an ancient bridge, Nathurst notes that she “sit[s] in a sheltered corner because there are bulls that are driven home at sunset that quite upset my nerves. I confess to being an abject coward at such a moment”. Gardner’s friends were just as well-traveled as she was, and frequently wrote to her about their adventures and lives abroad.