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Autograph Fragment from a Letter
Autograph Fragment from a Letter
Autograph Fragment from a Letter

Autograph Fragment from a Letter

primary (Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1835 - 1894, Appledore Island, Isle of Shoals, Maine)
Dateabout 1885
MediumHandwritten ink on card stock
Dimensions2.5 x 6.4 cm (1 x 2 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.009898
eMuseum ID725591
Other Number10.b.1.1.x
TMS Source ID23994
Last Updated9/26/24
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: Yours truly / Celia Thaxter
ProvenanceNotesProbably a gift from author Celia Thaxter (1835-1894) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 14 March 1885.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Celia Thaxter
1884
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Celia Thaxter
1885
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Morris Gray
1923
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Ralph Waldo Emerson
late 19th century - early 20th century
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Lilli Lehmann
1899
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Thomas Whittemore
30 August 1916