Reference code
GI/1/270
Title
John Penn, The Cedars, Lee, Kent, to [John] Gibson
Date
15 Dec 1850
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
Acknowledging Gibson's receipt for the the £700 Penn had paid for the 'Pandora'. He had had a temporary stand made for the statue, and hoped that Gibson would advise him on the placing of the work. The writer sends good wishes to
Harriet Hosmer, and mentions a meeting with
[William] Boxall, who "for a wonder...did not complain of anything."