1991.1016.127

Philip Webb (architect)

Letter to Philip Webb from G W which must have accompanied some apples sent to Webb. Found inserted in the book, Manners and Customs of Ancient Egyptians by Wilkinson, J.G., when acquired by the museum, shelf K37 (F) . Part of the Emery Walker Library.

London

Arts & Crafts

Letter from ‘GW’ to Philip Webb. Written to accompany some apples sent to Webb. No date. Found in ‘Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians’ by John Gardner Wilkinson. My dear Webb[i] – I send you the first instalment out of the new cask of apples. I think they are as good as the others. They have the advantage just now of being very fresh and crisp Truly yours [GW] [Footnote: [i]Philip Speakman Webb (1831 – 1915), architect. The series of letters between Philip Webb and his housekeeper/nurse Margaret Dickinson in 1991.1016.644 contain evidence of Webb’s fondness for apples. The sender of this note remains unidentified. CAW.]