Letter from Commission of the Treasury
author
George Abbot
(Guildford, 1562 - 1633, Croydon)
author
Francis Bacon
(London, 1561 - 1626, London)
author
Fulke Greville, Baron Brooke
(Alcester, 1554 - 1628, Warwick)
author
Julius Caesar
(Middlesex, 1558 - 1636)
author
Edward Coke
(Mileham, 1552 - 1634)
author
Robert Naunton
(1563 - 1635)
Date1618-1620
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.007666
eMuseum ID722025
Other NumberU27w92
EmbARK ObjectID33452
TMS Source ID16953
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 ink (recto, upper left): G. Cant.
Inscribed in pencil (recto, upper left): [...] Abbott
Inscribed in ink (recto, upper right): fr. verulaam Canc.
Inscribed in pencil (recto, upper right): 2
Inscribed in ink (recto lower right): Robert Naunton
Inscribed in ink (recto, lower left): fulke Grevyll
Inscribed in ink (recto, lower right): Jul. Caesar.
Inscribed in ink (recto, lower left): Edw. Coke
Inscribed in pencil (recto, lower left): [...] Coke
Inscribed in pencil (recto, upper left): [...] Abbott
Inscribed in ink (recto, upper right): fr. verulaam Canc.
Inscribed in pencil (recto, upper right): 2
Inscribed in ink (recto lower right): Robert Naunton
Inscribed in ink (recto, lower left): fulke Grevyll
Inscribed in ink (recto, lower right): Jul. Caesar.
Inscribed in ink (recto, lower left): Edw. Coke
Inscribed in pencil (recto, lower left): [...] Coke
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Charles F. Libbie and Co., Boston for $26 on 19 April 1890, lot 2650.
Francesco Donato
17 July 1547
Nicolò da Ponte
26 August 1578