Name/Title
Kobbe: Envelope sent from Short Hills Miss Kobbe care of Mrs. John Wells, 1895Entry/Object ID
2023.041.001Description
Envelope postmarked Short Hills, March 4, 1895 addressed to Mrs. John Wells at the Angleterre Hotel Rome. Written in parenthesis (For Miss Kobbe). Kobbe (1857-1918), music critic for the New York Herald, who lived in Short Hills at the time. Kobbe had 5 children: Four daughters and one son.The letter may have been intended for Gustave Kobbe's eldest daughter, Hildegarde, who would have been 7 at the time.Acquisition
Accession
2023.041Source or Donor
Lynne RanieriAcquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
4-1/2 in
