Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Boston
correspondent
Eleonora Randolph Sears
(Boston, 1881 - 1968, Palm Beach, Florida)
scribe
Gretchen Osgood Warren
(Boston, 1871 - 1961, Boston)
Dateearly 20th century
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumHandwritten and printed ink and graphite on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.004867
eMuseum ID724461
EmbARK ObjectID30794
TMS Source ID14374
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.
MarksNotesPrinted in ink (on recto, upper center): MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
Printed in ink (on recto, upper left): PHILLIPS HOUSE / 265 CHARLES STREET / BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Inscribed in graphite (on verso, lower left): From Eleonora Sears / Written by Mrs. Fiske Warren
Printed in ink (on recto, upper left): PHILLIPS HOUSE / 265 CHARLES STREET / BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Inscribed in graphite (on verso, lower left): From Eleonora Sears / Written by Mrs. Fiske Warren
Eleonora Randolph Sears
early 20th century
Joshua Montgomery Sears
late 19th century - early 20th century