Object details

Object number

ARC.008145

Creator(s)

Robert Burns (Ayshire, 1759 - 1796, Dumfries)

Title

Letter to Gavin Hamilton

Date

late 18th century

Medium

Ink on paper

Language

English

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Inscribed in pencil (verso of second page, upper right corner): J17

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Charles F. Libbie and Co., Boston for $80 on 26 April 1890, lot 87.

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.

Gallery

Long Gallery

Case

Earlier Authors Case

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