Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Paris
correspondent
Henry Davis Sleeper
(Boston, 1878 - 1934, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Date15 October 1918
Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumTypewritten and handwritten ink on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.004995
eMuseum ID724205
EmbARK ObjectID30919
TMS Source ID14499
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): AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE IN FRANCE / SERVICE AUTOMOBILE AMERICAIN / AUX / ARMÉES FRANÇAISES
Printed in ink (on recto, upper left): TÉLÉPHONES: / AUTEUIL 22-47 - 22-48 / TÉLÉGRAMMES: / AMERIFIELD-PARIS
Printed in ink (on recto, upper right): SIÈGE CENTRAL: / 21, RUE RAYNOUARD / PARIS (XVIE)
Signed in ink (on recto, lower center): H
Inscribed in ink (on recto, lower center): So please write me - just a page - / often. My happiest days are accredited / with your friendship and I look / forward to getting home to you / and all that I care most for - but / meanwhile don't forget me
Printed in ink (on recto, upper left): TÉLÉPHONES: / AUTEUIL 22-47 - 22-48 / TÉLÉGRAMMES: / AMERIFIELD-PARIS
Printed in ink (on recto, upper right): SIÈGE CENTRAL: / 21, RUE RAYNOUARD / PARIS (XVIE)
Signed in ink (on recto, lower center): H
Inscribed in ink (on recto, lower center): So please write me - just a page - / often. My happiest days are accredited / with your friendship and I look / forward to getting home to you / and all that I care most for - but / meanwhile don't forget me
Henry Davis Sleeper
22 September 1916
