Object details
Object number
ARC.007376
Creator(s)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(Kelloe, England, 1806 - 1861, Florence)
Title
Letter to Richard Henry Horne
Date
3 November 1849
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (bottom of last page): Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Stamped in ink (recto, upper left): T. P. G. Marylebones
Inscribed in ink in Elizabeth Barrett Browning's hand (recto, center): R. H. Horne Esq / 38 Lansbury Square
Inscribed in pencil (recto, left): [illegible] W.S.A. / Flush? / 1843 [illegible]
Stamped in red ink (verso, right): 8NT8 / NO 3 / 1848 B
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $20 on 26 April 1890, lot 76.
Commentary
Isabella 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.
Bibliography
R. Bentley. "Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Richard Hengist Horne." London, 1877. Vol 1, p. 171.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Contemporary Authors Case
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