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Letter to Sarah Austin from the Atlantic Ocean

correspondent Lucie Duff Gordon (London, 1821 - 1869, Cairo)

Date1860 - 1865

Place MadeDevon, England, Europe

MediumInk on paper

ClassificationsManuscripts

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberARC.007342

eMuseum ID729635

EmbARK ObjectID33143

Other NumberU27e732

TMS Source ID16676

Last Updated8/9/24

Status

Not on view

Web 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 Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (bottom of fourth page): Lucy - / (Lady Duff Gordon) given to me / Oct. 6, 1906 by her daughter Mrs. Ross / I.S.G.

ProvenanceNotesGift from Janet Ross (1842-1927), daughter of Lady Lucie Duff Gordon, to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 6 October 1906.