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(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Letter to Thomas Rees from Edinburgh
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Letter to Thomas Rees from Edinburgh

correspondent (Edinburgh, 1771 - 1832, Roxburgh, Scotland)
Date19 January 1809
Place MadeEdinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.008157
eMuseum ID729210
EmbARK ObjectID33922
Other NumberU27e772
TMS Source ID17400
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on view
Web 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): 9
Inscribed in pencil (verso, upper right corner): BB17
Inscribed in ink (verso, lower center): Walter Scott / 19th Jan / 1809
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Charles F. Libbie and Co., Boston for $80 on 26 April 1890.