BIB_ID
398338
Accession number
MA 2691.12
Creator
Sforza, Caterina, 1463-1509.
Display Date
1477 December 18.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 19.9 x 21.4 cm
Notes
Addressed to Ludovico Sforza.
Embossed seal: the coat of arms of the Riario-Sforza family with a dragon, a rose and the empty bottom right hand side; original paper seal with wax and partial name of the recipient.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Embossed seal: the coat of arms of the Riario-Sforza family with a dragon, a rose and the empty bottom right hand side; original paper seal with wax and partial name of the recipient.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: bird (Briquet 12147; Rome 1481).
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Mentioning that a majordomo of Caterina Sforza's husband, Girolamo Riario, is sent to Ludovico to inform him about the well-being of Caterina's husband and the trust he can place in her person.
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