Letter to Richard Henry Horne
correspondent
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(Kelloe, England, 1806 - 1861, Florence)
Date3 November 1849
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.007376
eMuseum ID721694
Other NumberU27e753
EmbARK ObjectID33176
TMS Source ID16709
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.
BibliographyNotesR. Bentley. "Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Richard Hengist Horne." London, 1877. Vol 1, p. 171.
MarksNotesInscribed 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
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
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $20 on 26 April 1890, lot 76.
