Letter to Richard Henry Horne from the Isle of Wight
correspondent
Alfred Tennyson
(Somersby, 1809 - 1892, Haslemere)
Date6 November 1875
Place MadeIsle of Wight, England, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.007361
eMuseum ID731180
EmbARK ObjectID33161
Other NumberU27e743
TMS Source ID16694
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.
MarksNotesStationery printed: Farrington / Freshwater / Isle of Wight
Dated in pencil on envelope (recto, upper left): 1875
Inscribed in pencil on envelope (recto, lower left): Tennyson / Nov 6 /75
Dated in pencil on envelope (recto, upper left): 1875
Inscribed in pencil on envelope (recto, lower left): Tennyson / Nov 6 /75
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $8.50 on 26 April 1890, lot 823.
Alfred William Parsons
late 19th century - early 20th century
Alfred William Parsons
late 19th century - early 20th century
