Visiting Card with Note to Isabella Stewart Gardner from New York
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Dorothy Whitney Straight
(Washington, D.C., 1877 - 1968, Dartington Hall)
Date18 August 1921
Place MadeNew York City, New York, United States, North America
MediumHandwritten and printed ink on card
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.005179
eMuseum ID721920
EmbARK ObjectID31102
TMS Source ID14680
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 (on recto of card): You wonderful person! / You have always been / to me one of the really / magnificent people / of this country and I
Inscribed in ink (on verso of card): am very proud of / you and love you / dearly. It was / such a realy joy to / see you again. / Dorothy Straight
Inscribed in ink (on recto of envelope, upper center): From Mrs. Willard D. Straight / (Dorothy Whitney) / daughter of Wm. C. Whitney / Aug. 18, 1921
Inscribed in ink (on verso of card): am very proud of / you and love you / dearly. It was / such a realy joy to / see you again. / Dorothy Straight
Inscribed in ink (on recto of envelope, upper center): From Mrs. Willard D. Straight / (Dorothy Whitney) / daughter of Wm. C. Whitney / Aug. 18, 1921
