Letter to Mr. Smith from Bath
correspondent
William Beckford
(London, 1760 - 1844, Bath)
Date1844
Place MadeBath, Bath and Northeast Somerset, England, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.008156
eMuseum ID722593
EmbARK ObjectID33921
Other NumberU27e771
TMS Source ID17399
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 center): 74
Inscribed in pencil (recto, lower center): W Beckford / Wm Beckford
Inscribed in pencil (verso, upper left corner): Z17
Inscribed in pencil (recto, lower center): W Beckford / Wm Beckford
Inscribed in pencil (verso, upper left corner): Z17
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Charles F. Libbie and Co., Boston for $8 on 26 April 1890, lot 39.
Matthew Stewart Prichard
7 June 1914 - 8 June 1914
Frances Greeley Curtis
23 January 1923
