BIB_ID
287617
Accession number
MA 3154.107
Creator
Carey, Edward L., 1806-1845.
Display Date
1837 Feb. 16.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1970.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 25.1 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of 80 letters from William Collins to his wife Harriet Geddes Collins and 35 letters primarily to William Collins from various friends and acquaintances. Items in this collection are described in individual records (MA 3154.1-115).
William Hookham Carpenter was the Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, and the brother-in-law of the painter William Collins.
With seal and postmarks, and addressed to "Mr. W.H. Carpenter / 10 Nottingham Place / London."
William Hookham Carpenter was the Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, and the brother-in-law of the painter William Collins.
With seal and postmarks, and addressed to "Mr. W.H. Carpenter / 10 Nottingham Place / London."
Summary
Discussing the price of the picture Carey wishes to purchase from William Collins.
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