BIB_ID
287619
Accession number
MA 3154.108
Creator
Carey, Edward L., 1806-1845.
Display Date
1837 Feb. 22.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1970.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 25 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).
Watermark: dove holding an olive branch in its beak; surmounted by AMIES; and with 1835 below.
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."
Watermark: dove holding an olive branch in its beak; surmounted by AMIES; and with 1835 below.
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, noting that he is "perfectly satisfied" with the price that has been fixed.
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