Letter to Anna Jameson from Chelsea
correspondent
Thomas Carlyle
(Ecclefechan, Scotland, 1795 - 1881, London)
Date12 October 1838
Place MadeChelsea, England, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.007333
eMuseum ID730027
EmbARK ObjectID33134
Other NumberU27e725
TMS Source ID16667
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (recto, upper left corner): Carlyle
Inscribed in pencil (verso, lower right corner): and
Marked in pencil (verso, lower center): 70
Inscribed in pencil (verso, lower right corner): and
Marked in pencil (verso, lower center): 70
ProvenanceNotesCollection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $10.50 on 19 April 1890, lot 2677.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $10.50 on 19 April 1890, lot 2677.
