Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Constantinople
correspondent
Thomas Whittemore
(Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1871 - 1950, Washington, DC)
Date19 February 1922
Place MadeIstanbul, Western Turkey, Turkey, Middle East
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.005853
eMuseum ID725081
EmbARK ObjectID31747
Other NumberU3w571
TMS Source ID15322
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 pencil in Morris Carter's hand [dicated by Isabella Stewart Gardner] (verso of envelope): Distressed that y [I?] won't be here / till after your elections Want / such to have if truth come more / about these poor wretches / great work you are doing / Best wishes and love
