Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Boston
correspondent
Francis Amasa Walker
(Boston, 1840 - 1897, Boston)
Date1886
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.005807
eMuseum ID729507
EmbARK ObjectID31702
TMS Source ID15277
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryWhile attending finishing school in Paris during the 1850s, Isabella Stewart Gardner was captivated by French literature, culture, and history. Of particular note is her interest in the former French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, an interest she shared with many of her friends and acquaintances. In this letter from Francis Amasa Walker, Walker regales Isabella with a story from a dinner party he recently attended in which two fellow guests each produced a keepsake lock of Napoleon's hair while discussing their mutual interest in the former emperor.
BibliographyNotesKathleen King,"Relics of an Emperor: Napoleon Bonaparte," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 August 2022, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/relics-emperor-napoleon-bonaparte-gardner-museum
