Letter from Frederic Adams to Rebecca, 1911 July 4-7
- Collection Name:
- Mary Jane Means Adams Family Papers
- Title:
- Letter from Frederic Adams to Rebecca, 1911 July 4-7
- Creator:
- Adams, Frederic, 1840-1923
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2019.070
- Object ID:
- 2019.070.08.06
- Date:
- 1911/07/04-1911/07/11
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Frederic Adams in Florence, Italy, to his daughter, Rebecca, written from July 4 to 7, 1911. In the letter, Adams describes his travels through Siena, Italy, to Florence, noting places they visited. He discusses the Siena public library, where he was able to view illuminated manuscripts, and the Palio, a horse race that included a procession in costume. Adams spends the rest of the letter describing Florence and the artwork there in comparison to Rome.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , Art , Travel , Libraries , Horse racing
- Locations:
- Florence, Italy
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- Credit Line:
- Gift of Joanna Skinger Hall.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 1
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